Shares of LIC were trading at a discount of Rs 15-20 a piece over its issue price of Rs 949 in the grey market ahead of its listing on Tuesday, May 17.
Except for Max Financial Services other insurance related shares seem to be on a weak ground, indicate technical charts.
LIC IPO price band likely to be set at Rs 902-949 a share
Shares of the major private insurers, HDFC Life and ICICI Prudential are seen testing key support levels currently.
Stocks of listed players ICICI Lombard and New India Assurance have lagged in FY22, so far
At 09:15 am, around 23.4 million equity shares, representing 2.34 per cent equity of SBI Life Insurance Company, changed hands via block deals on the BSE
ICICI Pru became the third insurance company to cross Rs 1 trillion market cap after HDFC Life and SBI Life.
SBI LIFE has been consolidating in a narrow range near its lifetime high zone from the past few trading weeks, indicating the formation of a strong base before another round of rally
Insurance isn't a big sector in terms of weight, accounting for just 2.5% of FPI corpus. In comparison, nearly a third of FPI investments in the country are in banking and financial sector
All the three insurance stocks are successfully holding the support of 200-DMA and may see upside of over 5 per cent in the near-term
GIC Re is the largest reinsurer in the domestic reinsurance market in India and leads most of the domestic companies' treaty programmes and facultative placements
As on December 31, 2020, the government held 85.78 per cent stake in GIC RE, and 85.44 per cent holding in the New India Assurance Company.
While on one hand the Budget proposed to increase the FDI limit in the sector to 74 per cent, it also proposed to levy capital gains tax on ULIPs rendering insurance an unattractive investment option
While most insurance schemes aren't tax-free anymore, assured return products are among the few exceptions
The brokerage expects the company to maintain its cost leadership with GWP remaining at nearly 10 per cent over FY23E.
ICICI Lombard said Bharti AXA's existing distribution partnerships should help it increase its distribution strength.
HDFC Life Insurance Company will replace Anil Agarwal-controlled Vedanta in the benchmark index with effect from July 31.
Major stocks are facing resistance at a 100-day moving average (DMA).
Analysts remain certain that demand for pure protection is tend to rise, with individual customers getting more educated toward the risk that such insurance covers
The recent Budget 2020 proposals came like a bolt from the blue for the life insurance firms. A knee-jerk reaction saw stocks of private life insurers plunge 6-13 per cent at the bourses on Saturday.