Source:Mint
Source:Mint
Category: Sector
The Modi Govt has completed 100 days in office.
I find it interesting that the Travel Agency Sector is the best performing sector in this period as can be seen from the table below:
| Symbol | Close on 26 May,2014 | Close on 1 Sept,2014 | Gain |
| THOMASCOOK | 91.6 | 148.35 | 61.95% |
| COX&KINGS | 170 | 298.1 | 75.35% |
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August 2014:Sector of the month
The sector of the month of August 2014 were the Oil Marketing Companies as can be seen from the table below:
| Symbol | Close on 31 July,2014 | Close on 28 August,2014 | Gain |
| IOC | 331.25 | 359.4 | 8.50% |
| HINDPETRO | 399.3 | 458 | 14.70% |
| BPCL | 580.15 | 694.3 | 19.68% |
(Disclosure:I am market making in the shares of ICICI Pru Life)
As the table below shows, ICICI Pru Life is the most profitable life insurer in India, beating even the giant LIC in profits.
| Life Insurer | Profits (In Crores) |
| ICICI Pru | 1496 |
| LIC | 1437.59 |
| Bajaj Allianz | 1285.64 |
| SBI Life | 622.17 |
| HDFC Life | 451 |
| Kotak Mahindra Life | 189.74 |
Source: IRDA (figures are for 2012-13)