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State-owned firms dominate list of insurers in equities, LIC grabs top spot

Private players, however, gaining in terms of equity assets they manage

Exposure of over Rs 1,300 cr to IL&FS, Essel worries fixed maturity plans

44 such plans are set to mature by June 2020

Market Wrap, April 25: Sensex tanks 324 points; Brent hits $75/bbl

Among sectoral indices, only Nifty Realty index ended in the green, with Nifty Metal index ending 1.86 per cent lower. The Nifty PSU Bank index also declined 1.56 per cent

F&O EXPIRY: Sensex tanks 324 points, Maruti dips 2%; Brent hits $75/bbl

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Over the next three-four years, it aims to grow its PMS AUM (assets under management) size to Rs 1,000 crore.

US ends Iran sanction waivers: What it means for oil and endgame explained

Trump and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo both expressed confidence that Saudi Arabia, the UAE and OPEC in general will help offset the loss of Iranian barrels from next month

Maruti Q4 PAT dips 5% YoY to Rs 1,796 cr; announces dividend of Rs 80/sh

Total revenue from operations for the period under review stood at Rs 21,459.4 crore against Rs 21,165.6 crore, up 1.4 per cent YoY

Bharti Infratel slips 8% on disappointing March quarter results

The company reported flat consolidated net profit at Rs 608 crore in March quarter while The consolidated revenue during the quarter slipped 2 per cent year-on-year (YoY) at Rs 3,600 crore

Cement shares surge on hopes of strong volume growth after elections

Deccan Cements, Orient Cement, Grasim Industries, UltraTech Cement, JK Lakshmi Cement and JK Cement were up between 5 per cent and 13 per cent on the BSE on Thursday.

Maruti, Tata Motors: How to trade auto stocks ahead of Q4 results

Maruti needs to conquer Rs 7,750 convincingly to uphold the positive momentum. One can look for buying opportunities around Rs 205 - Rs 212 levels in Tata Motors.

RIL, Titan, HCL Tech, UPL, Ultratech, Bajaj Finserv hit fresh record highs

Besides six stocks from Nifty 50 index, Bata India, DCB Bank, Fine Organic Industries and SRF from the Nifty 500 index too hit new all-time highs today.

UltraTech Cement hits new all-time high on strong Q4 results

The stock surpassed its previous high of Rs 4,490, touched on August 31, 2018 and is 2 per cent away from its all-time high of Rs 4,594

Three out of 5 biggest insurance players in equities are from public sector

But private players too are gaining in terms of the equity assets they manage

Sugar stocks rally; Balrampur Chini, Triveni Engineering hit 52-week highs

Shree Renuka Sugars, Uttam Sugar Mills, Dalmia Bharat Sugar, Ugar Sugar Works, Dhampur Sugar Mills, Magadh Sugar & Energy, and Dwarikesh Sugar were up in the range of 6-12 per cent.

Rupee slips back to 70 level against US dollar in early trade

The domestic currency on Wednesday declined by 24 paise to close at 69.86, weighed down by a strong dollar sentiment and high demand for the greenback from importers.

Axis Bank Q4 preview: Net profit may jump up to 26% QoQ, NIM seen improving

Net interest income (NII), according to Edelweiss Securities, will touch Rs 9,559.9 crore, inclusive of other income, up 27.1 per cent YoY. It was Rs 7,519.1 crore at the end of March 2018.

Maruti, Ipca Labs, Tata Steel, M&M Finance and Biocon may hog the limelight

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Market Ahead, April 25: All you need to know before the opening bell

March quarter earnings and Futures & Options (F&O) contract expiry will keep the domestic investors busy on Thursday coupled with Japan's interest rate decision.

Stock calls by Tradebulls Securities: Buy Bharat Financial, Bata India

Nifty outlook and top trading ideas from Sacchitanand Uttekar, DVP - Technical (Equity), Tradebulls Securities.

Top trading ideas by Prabhudas Lilladher: Buy HDFC and Arvind Ltd

Nifty outlook and top trading ideas by Vaishali Parekh, research analyst - technical research at Prabhudas Lilladher.