“What’s happening is that the market is becoming very narrow and is searching for pockets where the downside is limited. It’s also looking for certainty in earnings growth. Even companies that posted strong earnings in the first quarter—but haven’t provided clear guidance on the sustainability of those earnings—are getting punished,” says Anshul Saigal, Founder, Saigal … Read more
Mumbai : Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), the country’s largest insurer, is changing its growth strategy.The June quarter performance shows a clear focus on growth, even as it impacts margins. In the first quarter of FY25, LIC reported a 24% year-on-year increase in its value of new business (VNB) to ₹1,600 crore, largely driven … 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
New Delhi: The Life Insurance Corporation of India on Thursday reclaimed market capitalisation of Rs 5 lakh crore-mark after the shares of the company hit a 52-week high on the bourses. The stock jumped 5.34% to close at Rs 785.50 apiece on the BSE. On the NSE, LIC shares climbed 5.25% to settle at Rs … Read more
NEW DELHI: Snubbing bearish views of most foreign institutional investors (FIIs) on IT stocks amid recession-related worries in western economies, India’s largest domestic investor LIC is making a contra bet. The March quarter shareholding pattern shows that the state-owned insurer hiked stakes in seven of the biggest Indian tech majors – TCS, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, … Read more
An eye-popping $17 billion wipeout in market value has made Life Insurance Corp of India one of the biggest wealth destroyers among Asia’s initial public offerings this year. Having plunged 29% since its May 17 debut, India’s biggest ever IPO now ranks second in terms of market capitalization loss since listing, according to data compiled … Read more
NEW DELHI: It is fair to say that the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India has disappointed its investors in the first two weeks since its listing. For most of the days since it got listed on May 17, the stock price has settled in the red. It now trades down over 15 per cent … Read more