ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd. shares gain 0.17% as Sensex rises

Shares of ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd. traded 0.17 per cent higher in Thursday's session at 11:13AM (IST). The stock opened at Rs 509.6 and has touched an intraday high and low of Rs 516.55 and Rs 508.7, respectively, during the session so far.

The stock quoted a 52-week high of Rs 537.9 and a 52-week low of 221.95. About 26,618 shares changed hands on the counter so far.

Benchmark Nifty50 was up 2.7 points at 14567.55, while the BSE Sensex traded 6.71 points higher at 49499.03 at the time of writing of this report.

In the Nifty pack, 24 stocks traded the day in the green, while 26 were in the red.


Key Financials
For the quarter ended 30-Sep-2020, the company reported consolidated sales of Rs 453.11 crore, down 29.87 per cent from the previous quarter's Rs 646.14 crore and down 14.26 per cent from the year-ago quarter. The company reported net profit of Rs 302.46 crore for the latest quarter.

Promoter Holdings
Promoters held 51.37 per cent stake in the company as of 31-Dec-2020, while FIIs held 16.28 per cent and MFs 3.87 per cent.

Technicals
On the technical charts, the 200-Day Moving Average (DMA) of the stock stood at Rs 427.02 on January 14, while the 50-DMA was at Rs 473.04. If a stock trades above 50-DMA and 200-DMA, it usually means the immediate trend is upward. On the other hand, if the stock trades well below 50-DMA and 200-DMA both, it is considered as bearish trend and if trades between these averages, then it suggests the stock can go either way.