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Life insurers see double-digit premium growth in March; retail business performance varies
Life insurers report strong March premium growth, with Axis Max, ICICI Prudential and LIC showing gains but mixed trends in retail APE performance.
Jefferies adds Groww, State Bank of India, 5 others to 23 buy ideas. Here’s the full list
Jefferies has updated its analyst top ideas, adding seven new stock recommendations across various sectors. These picks include State Bank of India, Groww, Star Health & Allied Insurance, Bharat Forge, JSW Steel, Eternal, and Max Healthcare, with significant upside potential highlighted for each.
Stocks to Buy: Here are seven new additions to the Jefferies 'bottom-up ideas' list
State Bank of India Ltd., Star Health Insurance Ltd., Groww, Bharat Forge Ltd., JSW Steel Ltd., Eternal Ltd. and Max Healthcare Ltd. are the seven new inclusions to Jefferies' Bottom-up top ideas list, which includes 23 stocks with "buy" recommendations and eight underperform calls. Here is a look at the seven new additions:
Clean Max Enviro Energy Solutions IPO: From GMP to issue size, and more - 10 key things to know before subscribing
Clean Max Enviro Energy Solutions IPO opens for subscription on February 23 and closes on February 25, with a price band of ₹1,000 to ₹1,053. The grey market trend shows a modest premium with the GMP at ₹7 per share, down from ₹14 earlier.
Taking Stock: Market rally continues; Nifty near 24,200, Sensex gains 254 points
Biggest Nifty gainers were Max Healthcare, Interglobe Aviation, Trent, Bharat Electronics, Adani Enterprises, while losers included Infosys, Maruti Suzuki, Tech Mahindra, Tata Consumer and TCS.
Stocks to Watch Today: Paytm, Nykaa, Honasa Consumer, Maruti Suzuki, Bikaji Foods, VA Tech Wabag, RCF, LG Electronics, Welspun Corp in focus on 22 May
Stocks to Watch, 22 May: Stocks like GAIL India, Aurobindo Pharma, LG Electronics India, FSN E-Commerce Ventures Nykaa, Honasa Consumer, Welspun Corp, Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilisers, Max Healthcare Institute, VA Tech Wabag, Bikaji Foods International, GMM Pfaudler, One 97 Communications Paytm, and Maruti Suzuki will be in focus on May 22.
Closing Bell: Market snaps 3-day fall; Nifty above 23,400, Sensex surges 939 pts
Biggest Nifty gainers M&M, Grasim Industries, Trent, UltraTech Cement, Bajaj Finance, while losers are Bharat Electronics, Wipro, Max Healthcare, Sun Pharma, Coal India. On the sectoral front, auto, bank, FMCG up 0.5-1%, while media, oil & gas, pharma, realty, capital goods down 0.5-2%. Nifty Midcap index is trading flat, while smallcap index down 0.5%.
LIVE: Nifty fails to hold 24,000; metals outperform | Closing Bell
Markets ended lower, snapping a two-day winning streak, with benchmark indices pressured by weakness in financials and select heavyweight stocks. The Sensex declined over 300 points, while the Nifty failed to hold above the crucial 24,000 mark. Market breadth remained weak, with decliners outnumbering advancers by nearly two-to-one on the BSE, reflecting broad-based selling. Investor caution was also evident as the India VIX climbed around 5%, indicating a pickup in volatility expectations. On the sectoral front, pharma and metal stocks bucked the trend, with the Metal index snapping a three-session losing streak. Banking stocks remained under pressure, dragging the Bank Nifty below the 58,000 mark. Among the Nifty 50 gainers, Dr Reddy's, Max Healthcare and Trent led the advances, while Kotak Mahindra Bank, Mahindra & Mahindra and IndiGo were among the biggest losers of the session.
Stocks to Watch Today: RITES, GNFC, IRB Infra, Tata Power, Dr Reddys Labs, Max Estates, Meesho, Kwality Walls, PB Fintech in focus on 9 March
Stocks to Watch, 9 March: Stocks like Kwality Walls India, SML Mahindra, Max Estates, Meesho, Kotak Mahindra Bank, R Systems International, Yes Bank, Dr Reddy's Laboratories, Tata Power Company, RITES, UltraTech Cement, and IRB Infrastructure Developers will be in focus on March 9.
Stocks to Watch Today: Aurobindo Pharma, Niva Bupa, Brigade, Escorts Kubota, Hero MotoCorp, Hyundai Motor, Tata Motors, Clean Max, Accord Transformer in focus on 2 March
Stocks to Watch, 02 March: Stocks like Maruti Suzuki India, Hyundai Motor India, Hero MotoCorp, Eicher Motors, Tata Motors, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles, Mahindra and Mahindra, TVS Motor Company, Escorts Kubota, Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company, and Clean Max Enviro Energy Solutions will be in focus on March 2.
Axis Max Life, SBI Life lead June premium growth; Nomura says 'June brings Life back'
Among its covered companies, Axis Max Life recorded the strongest total APE growth at 21% year-on-year in June, followed by SBI Life at 18%, ICICI Prudential Life at 15% and HDFC Life at 8%.