LIC profit rises: State-owned insurer LIC at the moment ((*49*) 8) reported a 49 per cent soar in web profit at Rs 9,444 crore for the third quarter ended December 2023. The nation’s largest insurer had a web profit of Rs 6,334 crore in the year-ago interval, in accordance to a regulatory submitting.
Its web premium earnings rose to Rs 1,17,017 crore in the third quarter of the present fiscal from Rs 1,11,788 crore in the identical interval a yr in the past. LIC’s complete earnings elevated to Rs 2,12,447 crore in the most recent December quarter in contrast to Rs 1,96,891 crore in the year-ago interval.
LIC turns into fifth most respected agency as shares soar
Shares of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) jumped greater than 6 per cent on Thursday, with its market valuation climbing to Rs 6.99 lakh crore, making the agency the fifth most valued firm. The inventory climbed 5.86 per cent to settle at Rs 1,106.25 apiece on the BSE. During the day, it zoomed 9.51 per cent to hit its report excessive of Rs 1,144.45.
On the NSE, it jumped 6.46 per cent to Rs 1,112 a share. The firm’s market valuation went up by Rs 38,740.62 crore to Rs 6,99,702.87 crore. With this, the corporate turned the fifth most valued agency by market capitalisation (mcap), beating ICICI Bank.
Taking under consideration the report excessive of Rs 1,144.45 per share, the corporate’s market valuation reached Rs 7.23 lakh crore. Prime Minister Narendra Modi instructed Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that the opposition unfold rumours about LIC, however at the moment its shares are buying and selling at record-high costs.
Reliance Industries is the nation’s most valued agency with a market valuation of Rs 19,64,044.94 crore, adopted by Tata Consultancy Services (Rs 15,13,218.99 crore), HDFC Bank (Rs 10,66,150.51 crore), Infosys (Rs 7,02,754.66 crore) and LIC (Rs 6,99,702.87 crore).
Last month, LIC surpassed State Bank of India (SBI) to turn into the nation’s most-valued PSU agency by market valuation. The nation’s largest insurer was listed in May 2022. The authorities had offered over 22.
13 crore shares, or a 3.5 per cent stake in LIC, by way of an Initial Public Offering (IPO).
The authorities holds a 96.5 per cent stake in the corporate. The share worth of LIC on Monday jumped practically 6 per cent to hit the Rs 1,000 mark for the primary time. So far this yr, the inventory has jumped practically 33 per cent.
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