Tech picks: DMart, HUL among 5 stocks to buy for robust returns in the short term – Solid Bets

Indian Railway Finance Corporation Share Price 205.6 02:58 PM | 22 Jul 2024 -0.18(-0.09%) One97 Communications Share Price 454.6 02:58 PM | 22 Jul 2024 -4.15(-0.91%) YES Bank Share Price 25.68 02:58 PM | 22 Jul 2024 0.92(3.68%) ITC Share Price 467.15 02:58 PM | 22 Jul 2024 -7.41(-1.56%) HDFC Bank Share Price 1635.4 02:58 … Read more

Mcap of 8 of top-10 most valued firms jumps Rs 2.10 lakh cr; TCS, LIC sparkle

The combined market valuation of eight of the top-10 most valued firms jumped Rs 2,10,330.26 crore in a holiday-shorted last week, with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Life Insurance Corporation of India emerging as the biggest gainers. Last week, the BSE benchmark climbed 85.31 points or 0.10 per cent. The 30-share BSE Sensex hit its … Read more

LIC shares soar 74% in 1 year, leading returns among top 10 firms by market cap

Shares of Life Insurance Corp have delivered the highest returns among the top 10 companies by market capitalisation in the last one year period. The insurer, which is the only non-Sensex stock in this list, gained about 74% during the reporting period. LIC comfortably beat Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) as the latter rallied only just … Read more

IDBI Bank shares rise 7% after RBI submits ‘Fit & Proper’ report

Shares of IDBI Bank rose 7% to Rs 94 in Thursday’s trade on BSE after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has reportedly given its ‘fit and proper’ approval on bidders for the Bank ahead of the Union Budget 2024. IDBI Bank has been up for privatisation for several years, and the govt had been … Read more

LIC raises stake in IDFC First Bank by 0.2% to 2.68% via private placement

State insurer Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has increased its shareholding in IDFC First Bank to 2.68% acquiring the lender’s shares at a price of Rs 80.63 apiece. The total cost of acquisition is Rs 1,500 crore. The number of shares have been raised from 1.42 crore to 20 crore on a preferential basis, … Read more

Infra and defence mutual funds dominate returns chart in first half of 2024

Infrastructure and defence based mutual funds have dominated the returns chart in the first half of 2024, an analysis of the return charts showed. There were around 208 sectoral/thematic funds in the said period. The toppers in the list were from the infrastructure sector, defence sector and PSU sector. HDFC Defence Fund, the topper in … Read more

As Hyundai India eyes listing, here are some of nation’s biggest IPOs

Hyundai Motor’s Indian business filed draft papers on Saturday for what could be one of India’s biggest initial public offerings (IPOs), which the South Korean automaker said was aimed at increasing its brand image and providing liquidity in the country. Here are some of India’s largest IPOs: * LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA (LIC) State-owned … Read more

Jio Fin, Adani Green, Zomato among cos eligible for F&O

With the proposed changes in criteria for stocks to be eligible for the futures and options segment, around 25 stocks are likely to be excluded from the current list, while nearly 78 are likely to find place in the segment, according to analysts’ estimates. Sebi has proposed changes for the eligibility of F&O stocks which … Read more

Hot Stocks: Brokerage view on LIC, Suzlon Energy, Inox Wind and Hindalco

Brokerage firm Investec maintained a buy rating on Hindalco, Nuvama initiated coverage on Inox Wind and Suzlon Energy with a buy rating respectively. Goldman Sachs has a neutral rating on LIC post-Q4 results.We have collated a list of recommendations from top brokerage firms from ETNow and other sources: Investec on Hindalco Industries: Buy| Target Rs … Read more

Insurance: Expect LIC’s VNB margin to grow 2-3%, India embedded value to surge at least 10% in FY25: Siddhartha Mohanty

Siddhartha Mohanty, Chairperson, LIC, says they have moved from Rs 5,82,000 crore to Rs 7,27,000 crore and there’s a very huge growth in our India embedded value. It comprises all their businesses as well as other factors which contribute to growth, so that growth rate will continue and the market should trust us. Mohanty expects … Read more