The sale of 3.5 per cent of its stake in the LIC through an IPO brought the govt Rs 20,516.12 crore as receipts
Kotak Institutional Equities has initiated coverage on Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) with a 'buy' rating and a fair value of Rs 1,000
Adani Wilmar, Venus Pipes & Tubes, Hariom Pipe Industries and Veranda Learning Solutions are the top multi-bagger debutants that delivered 109-135 per cent returns in 2022
The government aims to appoint a private sector professional as the first chief executive of the LIC in an effort to modernise its largest insurer after a disappointing stock market debut
The value of investments in Adani firms more than double in the past year
The sources said that the government expects over Rs 60,000 crore from the IDBI stake sale.
The multifold increase in net profit was due to a change in its accounting policy, wherein it has transferred Rs 14,272 crore to the shareholders' account from the non-participatory account
The Centre is hopeful of keeping the fiscal deficit at 6.4 per cent of nominal GDP in FY23
Even some big-ticket deals such as the LIC IPO did not generate higher fees
In the past three months, the stock of LIC has declined 3 per cent, as against 14 per cent rally in the benchmark index
he stock of India's biggest life insurer closed at Rs 655 apiece on the BSE on Friday, marginally above its record low of Rs 650, hit on June 20, 2022
Some of these steps include improving LIC's 13th month and 25th persistency ratio, which is less than its peers
If new business premium and margin continue to improve, there can be a decent upside in the stock
LIC's Indian embedded value (IEV) grew marginally to Rs 5.41 trillion as of March 2022 compared with Rs 5.39 trillion as of September 2021
Rising interest rates, too, do not augur well for corporate India as they will make raising money via debt expensive
The IRDAI is considering a proposal to make insurance frauds a parameter for calculating credit scores in an attempt to put a lid on the increase in such activity
We firmly believe that once the market stabilises, our inherent strength and performance will be recognised
Analysts said this week is likely to be a litmus test for LIC on whether the stock finds buying support from institutional investors like mutual funds at these lower valuations
Some funds could reallocate from other EMs to China, posing fresh headwinds for India, which commands a steep valuation premium compared with other EMs
The Modi government has earned twice as much from disinvestment as all previous governments combined have since 1991