At Rs 741 per share, promoter State Bank of India will be able to raise Rs 1,556 crore
SBI is expected to mop up almost $202 million via the share sale.
All that happened in the markets today
Today, a total of six companies, including YES Bank and Kansai Nerolac Paints, are set to declare their quarterly numbers
The net profit of the insurer jumped 16 per cent to Rs 531 crore in Q4FY20 from Rs 458 crore because of lower tax provision
With further extension of the nationwide lockdown, the RBI is considering a proposal for extending the moratorium on bank loans by another three months
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.
In a single premium policy, the premium for the entire policy is collected in advance and agents can get a commission of 2 per cent under the plan
Increased business contribution from SBI's branches and lower costs to enable faster growth in earnings
That apart, 37.2 per cent year-on-year (YoY) growth in new premiums between April-November further boosted buying sentiment.
The PE firm had acquired the stake in March from BNP Paribas for Rs 5,445 crore
The shares were offloaded at an average price of Rs 938.83, valuing the transaction at Rs 2,816.5 crore, the data showed
Earlier, reports said that Carlyle Group was looking to sell 3 per cent of its stake in SBI Life in the price range Rs 930-940 apiece, a 6-7 per cent discount to Monday's closing price.
SBI Life touched a life-time high of Rs 1,030 per share on October 30, 2019, while ICICI Pru Life hit a record high on November 8, 2019.
In a note on Tuesday, Morgan Stanley said SBI Life could be among the three stocks that could be included in the MSCI India index.
SBI Life reported strong growth of 33.3 per cent year-on -year (YoY) and 17.5 per cent YoY in gross written premium (GWP) and new business annualized premium equivalent (APE), respectively in Q2FY20
Stock at life high with the potential for further gains after firm posts strong growth in business
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Following the share sale, SBI's stake in SBI Life will fall from 62.1 per cent to 57.6 per cent
SBI plans to raise up to Rs 3,465 crore by offloading up to 4.5 per cent stake in SBI Life to comply with the minimum public shareholding norms.