ICICI Pru Life shares up 3.3% as Sensex falls

ICICI Pru Life shares up 3.3% as Sensex falls
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A total of 28,569 shares changed hands on the counter till 10:10AM (IST)

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On an immediate basis, 15,770/52,500 and 15,850/52,700 levels would be major hurdles.
Shares of ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd. gained 3.3 per cent to Rs 647.9 in Monday's session as of 10:10AM (IST) even as the equity benchmark Sensex traded 214.27 points lower at 59853.35.

Earlier in the day, the stock witnessed a gap up start to the session. The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 724.5 and a 52-week low of Rs 409.65 on NSE. Around 28569 shares changed hands on the counter till 10:10AM (IST).

The stock opened at Rs 633.4 and has touched an intraday high and low of Rs 648.5 and Rs 630.05 during the session so far. The counter quoted a price-to-earnings (PE) ratio of 148.38, earnings per share (EPS) of Rs 4.36 and price to book value (PB) of 5.28, while the return on equity (ROE) stood at Rs 7.9.

Promoter/ FII Holding
The promoters held 73.42 per cent stake in the company as of November 08, while FII and MF ownerships stood at 17.17 per cent and 3.5 per cent, respectively.

Key Financials
With a market capitalisation of Rs 93053.59 crore, the company operates in the Insurance - Life industry. For the quarter ended 30-Sep-2021, the company reported consolidated sales of Rs 772.65 crore, up 11.82 per cent from the previous quarter?s Rs 690.95 crore and up 23.94 per cent from the same quarter a year ago. The company reported net profit of Rs 445.62 crore for the latest quarter, up 47.33 per cent from the corresponding quarter last year.

Technical Indicators
The relative strength index (RSI) of the stock stands at 51.82. 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. Analysts say the RSI indicator should not be seen in isolation, as it may not be sufficient to take a trading call, just the way a fundamental analyst cannot give a "buy" or "sell" recommendation using a single valuation ratio.

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