For over 60 years Life Insurance Corporation or LIC has been undoubtedly the most trusted brand in India. LIC was popular and trusted, not only for the protection products it offered, but was also seen as a face of the government. LIC plans to issue

Active Pharma Ingredients (APIs) are the raw materials that go into the manufacture of medicines. Currently, China is the world largest API manufacturer followed by the US and India. However, the gap between them is not too much. The big advantage fo

There was an urgency about the Zomato business model. Their food delivery model was based on quick delivery and adherence to the timelines. Not surprisingly, when it came to the Zomato listing, the company took an unprecedented decision to list the c

It is not often that you see IDFC rallying 19 in a single day, but in the last few days, the stock has been on an absolute run. It even scaled its 52-week high price level and touched Rs.62.60 on 22 July. IDFC was originally conceived 25 ye

Standalone insurance businesses in the private sector are rare. Normally, insurance companies in India have been backed by the government or by large banks like SBI, ICICI, HDFC and Kotak Bank. It is in this tough environment that the health insuranc

In Indian stock markets, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala needs no introduction. Popularly called the “Big Bull”, he is the most successful non-promoter investor in India. With a portfolio worth Rs.20,000 crore, some of his top picks are almost as popular as

Going by the recent reports it looks like the BEML stock may be ripe for divesting by the government. As per the latest reports in the press, the government may have just about shortlisted the potential candidates for taking over the 26 stake in BEM

Policybazaar was touted as one of the big digital IPOs of 2022 along with other names like Zomato, Paytm, Nykaa and MobiKwik. The emphatic success of the Zomato IPO has forced the other digital candidates to fast-track their IPO plans. With Paytm and

The auto ancillary industry in India has been largely centered around NCR, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra, which is obviously due to their proximity to auto manufacturing hubs. Rolex Rings manufactures hot-rolled forged and machine bearing rings and othe

NFOs or new fund offerings have been the mutual fund equivalent of equity IPOs. But, the big challenge was to have a unique theme to offer to customers. SEBI has restricted fund houses to launching just 1 fund per defined category, so the NFO scope w

Nuvoco Vistas may not be a well-known name in market circles, but it is already a formidable name in cement circles. Now SEBI has approved the proposal of Nuvoco Vistas IPO, which is expected to be worth Rs.5,000 crore. This will consist of a fresh i

We normally tend to use the words trading holiday and clearing holiday in the stock markets interchangeably. These are two different things altogether. The trading holiday is the day on which there is no trading permitted. That means you cannot use y