ICICI Prudential Life Q1 new business premium rises 21%; VNB grows 25%

ICICI Prudential Life reports strong Q1 FY27 growth: NBP up 21.3%, VNB rises 24.9%, VNB margin improves to 26.7%.

ICICI Prudential Life reports strong Q1 FY27 growth: NBP up 21.3%, VNB rises 24.9%, VNB margin improves to 26.7%.

The joint development agreement marks the company’s first residential project in South Mumbai and its eighth in Mumbai, extending its asset-light expansion strategy while making the Parel development its largest project outside the Thane land parcel.
ASML raised its annual sales forecast due to surging AI spending. The company, crucial for advanced chip production, saw strong demand and Intel Corp. began using its High NA machine.

SBI Funds Management IPO had been subscribed 1.13 times so far. The NII portion was booked 2.56 times, while the retail investor quota was subscribed 0.95 times. The qualified institutional buyers (QIB) segment saw a subscription of 0.08 times.

Among large shareholders, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) holds over 9% stake, while GQG Partners has a 2.89% stake in Patanjali Foods as on June 30. In fact, over the last five quarters, GQG Partners’ stake in Patanjali Foods…

The speciality chemicals maker said the proposed engagement is for potential cumulative revenue of approximately ₹2,885 crore ($300 million) over a period of up to 10 years.

The India-UK free-trade agreement (FTA) comes into effect and it is expected to increase the annual bilateral trade by $120 billion. This includes tariff cuts, improved mobility and market access guarantees. The average tariff on UK imports will drop from…

While the central bank is expected to keep its restrictive policy stance until inflation returns to its 2% target, Ed Yardeni, President of Yardeni Research, said softer CPI data has reduced the case for another rate hike. He also said…

Signatureglobal India’s average sales realisation increased to ₹17,093 per square feet in the first quarter from ₹15,250 per square feet in the same quarter last year.

Deepak Krishnan, Analyst at Kotak Institutional Equities, said the brokerage remains positive on the long-term outlook for the defence sector but believes stock prices already reflect much of the expected growth.