Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who moved the resolution in the Assembly, opined that leaving the insurance giant to the interests of private players would not be beneficial to the country
The country's largest public offer has seen strong interest from investors who queued up to be part of the roadshows organised by the Centre's battery of merchant bankers.
A market volatility index for India around 15 will be a comfortable level for the government to launch the IPO, says a source
The government is hopeful of bringing out India's largest IPO before May
LIC, Delhivery, PharmEasy among deals to be keenly followed by the market
In the same period last financial year, LIC's net profit totaled Rs 0.91 crore
There are certain external factors affecting the markets because of the conflict in Europe, and the government is watching the situation carefully, the official said
In the wake of the market volatility due to the Ukraine-Russia war, there might be a rethink on the timing of the LIC share sale
Fund manager Mark Mobius says he sees more downside in equity markets amid the invasion of Ukraine. More on that in our top headlines.
LIC had over 282 million policies in force as of September 30, 2021, but policyholders tend to have more than one policy
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SBI Life shares settled 5.7 per cent higher at Rs 1,120, whereas HDFC Life 7.0 per cent up at Rs 560
'If global considerations warrant that I need to look at it (LIC IPO), I wouldn't mind looking at it again,' says FM
Russia-India defence sales face looming sanctions. More on that in our top headlines.
The initial public offering of over 31.6 crore shares or 5 per cent government stake is likely to hit D-street in March
The Centre will wait and watch how the Russia-Ukraine crisis affects the stock markets before taking a call on deferring the IPO of LIC. More on this in our top headlines.
Mutual funds are keeping their powder dry to invest in LIC's IPO that is expected to hit the market next month
"The LIC IPO will suck liquidity from the market. That's another reason that you will see the markets getting volatile," said Girotra.
On February 13, the state-owned insurer filed draft papers with capital markets regulator Sebi for the sale of a 5 per cent stake by the government for an estimated Rs 63,000 crore
LIC issued a clarification saying Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) subscribers are not eligible to avail the benefits offered to policyholders in the proposed IPO