2 PSU insurance stocks zoom 14%. What’s the good news?

2 PSU insurance stocks zoom 14%. What’s the good news?

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

HDFC Bank shares rally 2% as LIC ready to play white knight

HDFC Bank shares rally 2% as LIC ready to play white knight

Following a 14% downside seen in seven trading sessions after Q3 disappointment, shares of HDFC Bank on Monday jumped up to 2% to the day’s high of Rs 1,462.85 after investors took comfort in RBI’s approval to LIC to increase stake in India’s largest private sector lender to 10%. While the state-run insurance company may … Read more

I'm 37, invest Rs 17K monthly in LIC Jeevan Umang with Rs 1 crore term insurance. Should I continue with LIC or switch to mutual fund SIPs?

I'm 37, invest Rs 17K monthly in LIC Jeevan Umang with Rs 1 crore term insurance. Should I continue with LIC or switch to mutual fund SIPs?

I’m a 37-year-old married person residing in Mumbai. I have bought an LIC endowment plan, Jeevan Saral, where I pay Rs 17,000 every month.  As per the policy, I need to pay Rs 17,000/month (Rs 2 lakh/year) only for 15 years & then I will be paid Rs 2 lakh per year till 100 years … Read more

I’m 37 and am investing Rs 17K monthly in LIC Jeevan Umang. I am thinking of starting an SIP in a small-cap fund. Is this the right time to invest in mutual funds?

I’m 37 and am investing Rs 17K monthly in LIC Jeevan Umang. I am thinking of starting an SIP in a small-cap fund. Is this the right time to invest in mutual funds?

I am a 37-year-old professional. I started my MF investments 4 years ago. Currently, my portfolio has Rs 3,000 in the UTI Nifty 50 Index fund and 2K in the Mirae Asset emerging blue chip fund.   The goal is wealth creation in another 7 years. Other than this I have been investing Rs 17,000 per … Read more

LIC stock: After 10% rally last week, Emkay raises target price to Rs 850

LIC stock: After 10% rally last week, Emkay raises target price to Rs 850

Notwithstanding the 10% upside seen in shares of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) last week, broking firm Emkay Global has increased its target price on the PSU insurance stock to Rs 850 from Rs 760 earlier. “Even after the recent upmove in LIC shares, we maintain our stance that valuation remains attractive and prices-in … Read more

Hindustan Copper, Bajaj Auto among 10 stocks that saw highest stake sales by LIC in Q2 – Out Of Favour

Hindustan Copper, Bajaj Auto among 10 stocks that saw highest stake sales by LIC in Q2 – Out Of Favour

Coal India. Share Price 349.35 03:59 PM | 13 Nov 2023 17.56(5.28%) Eicher Motors. Share Price 3645.40 03:59 PM | 13 Nov 2023 66.10(1.84%) Hindalco Industries. Share Price 487.50 03:58 PM | 13 Nov 2023 5.06(1.04%) Mahindra & Mahindra. Share Price 1540.25 03:59 PM | 13 Nov 2023 14.00(0.91%) Bharat Petroleum Corporation. Share Price 387.10 … Read more

With 20% return, gold outshines Sensex since last Dhanteras. Is yellow metal the safest sparkler?

With 20% return, gold outshines Sensex since last Dhanteras. Is yellow metal the safest sparkler?

As India celebrates Dhanteras today, gold investors would be sitting on near 20% returns accrued by the yellow metal since last Dhanteras. As an asset class, yellow metal has outperformed its equity market peers in Nifty and the BSE Sensex during this period. Gold’s returns are neary two-fold in comparison to Nifty and Sensex which … Read more