Indices trade flat; Dreamfolks Services trades at 45% premium

Indices trade flat; Dreamfolks Services trades at 45% premium

The domestic equity barometers pared all losses and traded near the flat line, with some negative bias, in mid-morning trade. The Nifty traded above the 17,650 mark. Asian markets mostly advanced.

At 11:29 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was down 14.15 points or 0.02% to 59,231.83. The Nifty 50 index lost 4.10 points or 0.02% to 17,661.70.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.33% while the S&P BSE Small-Cap index added 0.23%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1686 shares rose and 1570 shares fell. A total of 150 shares were unchanged.

As China cemented its efforts to boost the economy, the Reserve Bank of Australia hiked rates by 50 basis points in an attempt to tame the inflationary pressures in Australia.

Meanwhile, the European Central Bank will meet on Thursday for discussions over interest rate hike actions, followed by a US Fed Res meeting scheduled on 21 September 2022.

New Listing:

Shares of Dreamfolks Services were currently trading at Rs 473, a premium of 45.09% compared with the issue price of Rs 326. The scrip was listed at Rs 505, representing a premium of 54.91% compared with the issue price.

So far, the scrip has hit a high of Rs 550 and a low of Rs 452.25. Over 12.55 lakh shares of the company have changed hands in the counter till now.

The initial public offer (IPO) of Dreamfolks Services was subscribed 56.68 times. The IPO, with a price band of Rs 308-326 a share, was open for public subscription during 24 to 26 August 2022.

Stocks in Spotlight:

Blue Star fell 1.42%. The company won two orders worth Rs 390 crore from Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL) for the Reach-6 Bangalore Metro Rail Project Phase-II spanning from Kalena Agrahara to Nagawara.

One 97 Communications (Paytm) rose 1.21%. The number of loans disbursed through the company’s platform zoomed 246% YoY to 6 million loans in two months ending August 2022, while the value of loans disbursed grew 484% YoY to Rs 4,517 crore ($568 million). The total merchant gross merchandise value (GMV) processed through the platform for the two months ended August 2022 aggregated to Rs 2.10 lakh crore ($26 billion), marking a YoY growth of 72%.

RateGain Travel Technologies rose 1.44% to Rs 291.55. Kuwait’s second largest airline Jazeera Airlines selected the SaaS based solutions provider’s product for airfare pricing insights.

Global markets:

Asian stocks traded mostly higher on Tuesday.

On Monday, the People’s Bank of China announced it would cut the foreign exchange reserve requirement ratio, or the amount of FX reserves that financial institutions must hold, to improve the ability of financial institutions to use foreign exchange funds.

Meanwhile, the Reserve Bank of Australia raised rates by a half point to 2.35%. That’s the fifth increase in a row since the central bank started raising rates in May.

Inflation in Australia stood at 6.1% in the June quarter, above the target range of between 2% and 3%.

US markets were closed on Monday on account of Labor Day.

In Europe, Mary Elizabeth Truss, prominently referred to as Liz Truss, was on September 5 announced as the next prime minister of the United Kingdom, after she defeated rival Rishi Sunak in the Conservative Party leadership race.

Crude oil prices rebounded after OPEC and key allies such as Russia agreed to cut production quotas by 100,000 barrels per day in October.
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SBI Life Insurance Company spurts on good Q1 outcome

SBI Life Insurance Company spurts on good Q1 outcome

SBI Life Insurance Company gained 8.68% to Rs 1,294 after the company’s net profit rose 17.8% to Rs 262.85 crore from Rs 223.16 crore in Q1 FY23 over Q1 FY22.The company reported a negative income from investment of Rs 6,405.66 crore in Q1 FY23 as against an income from investment of Rs 7,409.91 crore posted in Q1 FY22.
Net premium income jumped 32.76% to Rs 11,036.02 crore in Q1 FY23 as compared to Rs 8,312.55 crore in Q1 FY22. Profit before tax (PBT) grew 14.6% YoY to Rs 267.42 crore in the quarter ended 30 June 2022.

SBI Life Insurance Company has maintained its leadership position in Individual Rated Premium (IRP) of Rs 2,580 crore with 24.0% private market share in Q1 FY23. The Individual New Business Premium grew 87% YoY to Rs 3,430 crore in Q1 FY23. New Business Premium (NBP) jumped 67% YoY to Rs 5,590 crore in Q1 FY23 driven by strong growth in regular premium business by 83%.

Protection New Business Premium has increased by 63% from Rs 430 crore in Q1 FY22 to Rs 700 crore in Q1 FY23 due to growth in individual protection business by 55% to Rs 200 crore and growth in group protection business by 66% to Rs 500 crore in Q1 FY23. Gross Written Premium (GWP) has risen by 35% to Rs 11,350 billion in Q1 FY23 mainly due to 83% growth in First Year Premium (FYP) and 14% growth in Renewal Premium (RP) in Q1 FY23.

The company has a distribution network of 222,957 trained insurance professionals consisting of agents, CIFs and SPs along with widespread operations with 970 offices across country. The firm also has a distribution network comprising of strong bancassurance channel, agency channel and others comprising of corporate agents, brokers, micro agents, common service centers, insurance marketing firms, web aggregators and direct business.

APE channel mix for Q1 FY23 is bancassurance channel 63%, agency channel 26% & other channels 11%. NBP of Agency channel has increased by 50% to Rs 940 crore in Q1 FY23 and NBP of Banca channel has increased by 94% to Rs 2,900 crore in Q1 FY23 as compared to same period last year.

Value of New Business (VoNB) increased by 130% YoY to Rs 880 crore for Q1 FY23. VoNB margin has also improved by 665 bps to 30.4% in Q1 FY23. SBI Life Insurance Company has an additional reserve of Rs 290 crore towards COVID-19 pandemic as on 30 June 2022.

Its 13th month persistency (based on premium considering single premium and fully paid-up policies & group business where persistency is measurable) stood at 88.71% in Q1 FY23 as against 88.37% in Q1 FY22. The company’s strong growth in 25th and 49th month persistency (based on premium considering regular premium/ limited premium payment under individual category) improved by 339 bps to 78.72% and by 403 bps to 70.32% in Q1 FY23, on account of its focus on improving the quality of business and customer retention.

Asset under Management (AuM) grew by 13% from Rs 2,31,560 crore as on 30 June 2021 to Rs 2,62,350 crore as on 30 June 2022 with debt-equity mix of 73:27. Over 97% of the debt investments are in AAA and Sovereign instruments, the company stated in its press release.

The company’s net worth increased by 11% to Rs 11,760 crore as on 30 June 2022 from Rs 10,580 crore as on 30 June 2021. Robust solvency ratio as on 30 June 2022 was at 2.21 as against the regulatory requirement of 1.50.

SBI Life Insurance Company is one of the leading life Insurance companies in India. SBI Life Insurance Company has a strong distribution network of 222,957 trained insurance professionals consisting of agents, CIFs and SPs along with widespread operations with 970 offices across country. The company has diversified distribution network comprising of strong bancassurance channel, agency channel and others comprising of corporate agents, brokers, micro agents, common service centers, insurance marketing firms, web aggregators and direct business.
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