India’s largest domestic institutional investor Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has reduced ownership in at least 80 stocks, including 16 PSUs, in the March quarter with the market value of its portfolio surging to Rs 14 lakh crore. LIC was seen cutting stakes in BHEL, SAIL, Coal India, Oil India, Mahanagar Gas, MOIL, SBI, … Read more
Four of the top 10 valued firms added Rs 1,71,309.28 crore to their market valuation last week with HDFC Bank and Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) emerging as the biggest gainers in line with an overall positive trend in equities. On the other hand, six companies from the top 10 pack took a Rs … Read more
Indian market is likely to consolidate on Wednesday tracking muted global cues. The Nifty future closed negative with losses of 0.11% at 22577 levels on Tuesday. India VIX was down by 3.56% from 12.08 to 11.65 levels. On the weekly options front, the maximum Call OI is placed at 22,500 and then towards 22,800 strikes … Read more
The shares of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) made a smart comeback from recent lows. The stock, which was struggling in the past month, surged 6% to Rs 972 in the first session of FY25, pushing the shares of India’s largest insurer back above the IPO price of Rs 949. The stock’s record-breaking rally … Read more
Buoyed by positive investor sentiment and listing gains, more companies have shown their appetite to raise funds through the primary market in FY24 compared to the previous year. About 76 companies accessed the public markets in FY24, raising nearly Rs 62,000 crore through mainboard IPOs. This is 19% higher than the Rs 52,116 crore mobilized … Read more
Benchmark indices rebounded on Wednesday amid a largely firm trend in global equities. The 30-share Sensex rose 89.64 points to settle at 72,101 and the Nifty climbed 21.65 points to finish at 21,839. Stocks that were in focus included names like LIC, which fell 1.21%, Zomato, which jumped 5%, and Bharti Airtel, whose shares rose … Read more
State-run Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on Wednesday said it has fired an employee, who has been banned by markets regulator Sebi in a front-running case after the incident was reported last year. “He (the accused employee Yogesh Garg) has been removed from the services of the Corporation following the due administrative procedure by … Read more
India’s largest domestic institutional investor LIC’s holding in India Inc declined to all-time low of 3.64% in the December quarter as the giant likely used the bull market to book profits. Shareholding pattern data reveals that LIC reduced stake in at least 19 smallcaps with market capitalisation of less than Rs 10,000 crore. Following a … Read more
Brokerage firm Macquarie maintained a neutral rating on Bandhan Bank, Divi’s Laboratories recommended a sell rating on Divi’s Laboratories, BofA Securities recommended a buy on Biocon, and JPMorgan upgraded LIC to overweight. We have collated a list of recommendations from top brokerage firms from ETNow and other sources: Macquarie on Bandhan Bank: Neutral| Target Rs … Read more
Shares of two PSU insurance companies – General Insurance Corporation of India and New India Assurance – rallied 14% each on Thursday to fresh peaks amid reports that the government may infuse capital into three state-owned insurers. Shares of General Insurance Corporation of India jumped 13.9% to a fresh 52-week high of Rs 466 while … Read more
