LIC Housing shares drop 0.46% as Sensex rises

LIC Housing shares drop 0.46% as Sensex rises
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On the technical charts, the RSI of the stock stood at 46.53.

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Sensex slipped 73 points, or 0.2 per cent, while Nifty added 2 points last week.

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Shares of Finance Ltd. traded 0.46 per cent down at Rs 417.95 at 11:45AM (IST) on Friday, even as BSE benchmark Sensex gained 4.64 points to 49750.85.

The stock had closed at Rs 419.9 in the previous session. The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 487.5 and 52-week low of Rs 219.35, respectively. As per BSE data, total traded volume on the counter till 11:45AM (IST) stood at 71205 shares with a turnover of Rs 2.98 crore.

At the current price, the stock traded at 7.67 times its trailing 12-month EPS of Rs 54.78 per share and 0.65 times its price-to-book value, exchange data showed.

A higher P/E ratio shows investors are willing to pay a higher share price today because of growth expectations in the future.

Price-to-book value indicates the inherent value of a company and reflects the price investors are ready to pay even for no growth in the business. The stock's Beta value, which measures its volatility in relation to the broader market, stood at 1.33.

Shareholding Details

Promoters held 40.31 per cent stake in the company as of 31-Dec-2020, while FIIs owned 29.26 per cent and DIIs 9.62 per cent.

Technicals
On the technical charts, the relative strength index (RSI) of the stock stood at 46.53. The RSI oscillates between zero and 100. Traditionally, it is considered overbought condition when the RSI value is above 70 and oversold condition when it is below 30. Chartists say, RSI should not be seen in isolation, as it may not be sufficient to take a trading call, just the way fundamental analysts cannot give a'buy' or'sell' recommendation using a single valuation ratio.

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