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Chennai, Aug 22 (IANS) In a share swap deal, non-life insurer ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company will acquire the business of Bharti AXA General Insurance Company Ltd. In a regulatory filing late Friday, ICICI Lombard said the boards of the two companies -- ICICI Lombard and Bharti AXA General -- had met on Friday and approved entering into definitive agreements for demerger of Bharti AXA's non-life insurance business into ICICI Lombard through a Scheme of Arrangement. According to ICICI Lombard, the shareholders of Bharti AXA General will receive two shares of ICICI Lombard for every 115 shares of Bharti AXA General held by them as on the date on which the Scheme of Arrangement is approved by the Board of Directors of the two companies. The share exchange ratio was recommended by independent valuers and accepted by the boards of the two companies, ICICI Lombard said. Under the terms of the agreement, AXA and Bharti will receive a total of 35.8 million shares of ICICI Lombard on closing, which would represent 521 million euros, at current market value - the closing price of ICICI Lombard shares on August 21, AXA said in a statement. According to ICICI Lombard, the proposed transaction would enable it to consolidate its market and become the third largest non-life insurer in the country with a market share of about 8.7 per cent. As a result of the deal, ICICI Lombard shall be able to augment its distribution strength with Bharti AXA General's existing distribution partnerships. Employees of the combined business will also benefit via greater opportunities across functions and geographies, ICICI Lombard said. The closing of the proposed transaction is subject to various conditions, including regulatory approvals from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India, Competition Commission of India, The Securities and Exchange Board of India, Stock Exchanges, Reserve Bank of India, National Company Law Tribunal and approval of shareholders of both ICICI Lombard and Bharti AXA General, amongst others. "This is a landmark step in the journey of ICICI Lombard and we are confident that this transaction would be value accretive for our shareholders. "We are excited by the capabilities and strengths that Bharti AXA will add to our franchise. The company has a talented employee base with a strong cultural fit, and we look forward to welcoming them to the ICICI Lombard family. "We would also like to reassure Bharti AXA's policyholders and channel partners of seamless business continuity and maintaining highest standards of customer service," Bhargav Dasgupta, MD &amp; CEO of ICICI Lombard General said. Rakesh Bharti Mittal, Chairman of Bharti AXA General said, "We are delighted that the partnership between Bharti and AXA has been successful in laying down a solid foundation in the domestic insurance landscape. Over the past few years, our business demonstrated consistent growth, forged productive partnerships and increased the distribution footprint significantly. We are confident that the proposed amalgamation of our business with ICICI Lombard will bring greater business synergies and create value for all stakeholders." According to ICICI Lombard, the Implementation Agreement contains customary terms for a transaction of this nature, including representations, warranties, indemnities and non-compete covenants from the relevant parties. Post deal, the promoter holding in ICICI Lombard will be 48.11 per cent and public will be 51.89 per cent. Both Bharti and AXA will be public shareholders. In a communication to colleagues, Bharti AXA General's MD &amp; CEO Sanjeev Srinivasan said once the regulatory approvals are obtained, an interim committee with representation from both the companies will be set up for successful completion and transition of the business. Till such time regulatory approvals are obtained both the companies - ICICI Lombard and Bharti AXA General- will function independently. --IANS vj/rs/bg

ICICI Lombard to acquire Bharti AXA General Insurance business

<ul><li>The 30-share BSE Sensex was trading 215 points higher, and NSE Nifty was trading 0.43% higher at 13,025 points at 9:55 am.</li><li>Here’s a list of the top losers and gainers in the Nifty pack. </li><li>These are the top stocks that are buzzing in trade today.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/">Check out the latest news and updates on Business Insider.</a> </li></ul>Indian equity benchmark indexes edged higher on Tuesday following their best monthly gain since April, with sentiment boost from a smaller-than-expected contraction in<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/policy/economy/news/indias-gdp-shrunk-7-5-in-july-september-markets-had-feared-much-worse/articleshow/79448045.cms"> Asia’s third-largest economy</a>. The 30-share BSE Sensex was trading 215 points higher, and NSE Nifty was trading 0.43% higher at 13,025 points at 9:55 am. Here’s a list of the top losers and gainers in the Nifty pack. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Top Nifty Gainers </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Top Nifty Losers </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">GAIL </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Nestle India </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Shree Cement Limited </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Kotak Bank </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">UltraTech Cement </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">M&amp;M </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Grasim </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Titan </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Infosys </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Dr Reddy’s Lab </td></tr></tbody></table>*as of December 1, 9:50 am These are the top stocks in news today. Escorts slips into the red post-November sales The shares of major tractor Escorts slipped in red on profit booking post-November sales update. The company reported a 33% year-on-year increase in November sales led by a 91% jump in exports. Bajaj Auto trades 2% higher The shares of Bajaj Auto gained over 2% after the company reported 5% year-on-year in November sales led by robust two-wheeler sales. HCC trades 7% higher The shares of Hindustan Construction Company gained over 7% after the company in a joint venture with Vensar Constructions Company (VCCL), has received two separate contracts worth ₹236 crore from the Northeast Frontier Railway. ICICI Lombard up over 2% The shares of ICICI Lombard gained over 2% after the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) gave an in-principle approval for the acquisition of the non-life insurance business of Bharti Axa General Insurance by ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company. Indiabulls Housing Finance gains 3% The shares of Indiabulls Housing Finance soared over 3% after it further sold a portion of its stake in OakNorth Holdings to raise approximately ₹93 crore. Future Consumer plunges over 4% The shares of Future Consumer plunged over 4% after Bennett, Coleman &amp; Company (BCCL) reduced its stake in the company to 4.25% from 6.33% via open market transaction. Premier Explosives locked in 5% upper circuit The shares Premier Explosives were locked in a 5% upper circuit after the company bagged a contract worth ₹14 crore from the Ministry of Defence for the supply of 26 mm Chaffs. SEE ALSO:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/heres-what-to-expect-from-maruti-mm-hero-bajaj-auto-in-november-car-bike-sales/articleshow/79489474.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink"> November auto sales estimates — Here’s what to expect from Maruti, M&amp;M, Hero, Bajaj Auto, and other automakers</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/centre-invites-agitating-farmer-unions-for-talks-on-december-1-two-days-ahead-of-a-scheduled-meeting/articleshow/79502391.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Centre invites agitating farmer unions for talks on December 1, two days ahead of a scheduled meeting</a>

Top stock movers — Bajaj Auto, Future Consumer, Escorts, HCC, ICICI Lombard, Indiabulls Housing Fin, Premier Explosives, and others

<ul><li>Indian stock market indices opened in green on Monday.</li><li>Sensex was trading 0.52% higher at 38,636.36; while the Nifty was up 0.57% at 11,436.65</li><li>These are the top stocks that are buzzing on D-street today.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/">Check out the latest news and updates on Business Insider.</a> </li></ul>Indian stock market indices, Sensex jumped over 200 points in early trade on Monday, led by gains in financial stocks amid firm cues from global markets. The BSE index was trading 0.52% higher at 38,636.36; while the Nifty was up 0.57% at 11,436.65. Kotak Bank was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising around 4%, followed by Asian Paints, HDFC duo, Tata Steel, IndusInd Bank, ICICI Bank and SBI. On the other hand, HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra, PowerGrid, Titan, Infosys and TCS were among the laggards. Eicher Motors gains 8% on the stock split date Eicher Motors gained over 8% as its stock split comes into effect from today. The board earlier approved a stock split of existing one equity share of the face value of ₹10 per share into ten equity shares of the face value of ₹1 each. ICICI Lombard up over 1% ICICI Lombard General Insurance gained nearly a percent during early trade hours on Monday after the company said it would acquire Bharti AXA General Insurance operations in a share swap deal. The shareholders of Bharti AXA will receive two shares of ICICI Lombard for every 115 shares of Bharti AXA, as per the share exchange ratio recommended by independent valuers. Minda Industries down nearly 3% Minda Industries shares slid nearly 3% after the company said it incurred a loss of ₹118.3 crore in the first quarter ended June 3. The revenue was down sharply from ₹1,439.7 crore to ₹417.1 crore in Q1. Balaji Telefilms opens 4% higher Balaji Telefilms shares gained nearly 4% after the government announced standard operating procedures (SOPs) for resuming shooting of films and TV programmes. Future Retail down nearly 4% The shares of Kishore Biyani-led Future Retail were down nearly 4% as the company faces a debt repayment deadline after missing an interest payment of $14 million in July. The 30-day grace period also ended on August 22. Reliance Industries up over 1% RIL gained nearly a percent after the company concluded amalgamation and merger amongst its wholly-owned subsidiaries Reliance Holdings USA into Reliance Energy Generation and Distribution. Merger entity Reliance Energy and Distribution has further merged into RIL. Union Bank gains nearly 3% Union Bank shares were up nearly 3% after the bank reported a 48.3% increase in net profit for the first quarter ended June 30. The bank’s total income grew by 101.2% YoY to ₹19,891.26 crore. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/top-stocks-to-watch-on-monday-indiabulls-housing-finance-future-enterprises-ril-tata-power-dixon-tech-rossari-biotech/articleshow/77712262.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Top stocks to watch on Monday— Indiabulls Housing Finance, Future Enterprises, RIL, Tata Power, Dixon Tech, Rossari Biotech and more</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/policy/economy/news/tribute-to-arun-jaitley-from-finance-minister-nirmala-sitharaman-ahead-of-gst-council-meeting/articleshow/77713182.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s tribute to the late Arun Jaitley is also coming ahead of a tough GST Council meeting where states will ask for money</a>

Top stock movers on Dalal Street on Monday— Eicher Motors, ICICI Lombard, Future Retail, RIL, TCS, and more

<ul><li>There are a total of 14 life insurance companies and 13 non-life insurance companies with a market share less than 1%, so acquisition is bound to happen.</li><li><keyword id="75577" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="icici-prudential-life" source="Orion">ICICI Prudential Life</keyword> and <keyword id="80292" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="sbi-life" source="Orion">SBI life</keyword> are among top two gainers in the insurance segment.</li><li>Reliance Life, Bharti Axa, and Edelweiss Tokio too are good acquisition candidates in the life insurance space, say analysts at ICICI Securities.</li></ul>The insurance industry is likely to witness more mergers and acquisitions as the competition gets tougher. Recently, <keyword id="472962" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="hdfc-life" source="Orion">HDFC Life</keyword> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=exide&amp;sortorder=score">acquired </a>Exide Life to strengthen its operations while ICICI Lombard General Insurance has received final nod to acquire Bharti AXA General. So, mergers and acquisitions will be a crucial part of the growth journey as there are many insurance companies with less than 1% market share. There are a total 14 life insurance companies and 13 non-life insurance companies with a market share less than 1%, according to a report by ICICI Securities. In the listed space, SBI Life and ICICI Life have performed well with 36% and 43% returns in 2021, so far, respectively. Analysts at CLSA reportedly say SBI Life leads listed life insurers with strong growth and hence is their top pick among life insurers. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Listed insurance companies </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">% year-to-date returns </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">ICICI Prudential Life </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">43% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">SBI Life </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">36% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">The New India Assurance </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">21% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">HDFC Life </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">9% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">ICICI Lombard General </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">5% </td></tr></tbody></table> “When we look into all the life insurers, beyond the leading ones in the private sector, Exide actually had the largest agency new business premium in FY21 at ₹4.3 billion followed by Reliance Life (₹3.6 billion), Bharti Axa (₹2.9 billion) and Edelweiss Tokio (₹2 billion). Hence, if agency premiums and agent number is taken into consideration, Reliance Life, Bharti Axa, and Edelweiss Tokio too are good acquisition candidates in the life insurance space,” said a report by ICICI Securities. <div type="image" title="life chart" height="900" width="1200" msid="86035349" hostid="261"></div> The broking firm has given a positive call on the shares of HDFC Life, SBI Life and ICICI Prudential Life. It has recommended a ‘buy’ rating to HDFC and SBI while an ‘add’ rating to ICICI Prudential. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/here-is-how-naukri-parent-info-edges-stock-went-up-23-in-the-last-one-month/articleshow/86032576.cms">Here is how Naukri parent Info Edge’s stock went up 23% in the last one month</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/stock-market-experts-like-raamdeo-agrawal-of-motilal-oswal-group-and-biju-samuel-of-elara-capital-say-that-the-benchmark-index-will-continue-to-rise/slidelist/86030450.cms">Some of India’s biggest investors are nervous but not everyone wants to leave the party</a>

More consolidation may happen in insurance sector going ahead; SBI Life, ICICI Prudential Life among analysts top picks

<keyword id="6370897" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Krishna-Nagar" source="Orion">Krishna Nagar</keyword> won India's second gold medal from the <keyword id="30621" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="badminton" source="Orion">badminton</keyword> courts and fifth overall, beating Hong Kong China's Chu Man Kai in three hard-fought games in the final of the Men's Singles SH6 class at the <keyword id="6984008" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="tokyo-paralympic-games" source="Orion">Tokyo Paralympic Games</keyword> on Sunday. After <keyword id="9165819" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="suhas-yathiraj" source="Orion">Suhas Yathiraj</keyword> claimed silver in SL 4 in the morning, India's hopes for another gold medal from the badminton courts at the Yoyogi National Stadium depended on Nagar, the world No. 2 in his class, and the 22-year-old from Jaipur did not disappoint as he played a superb aggressive game to prevail over Chu 2-1 in 43 minutes. After winning the first game, Nagar, who took up badminton in 2014 and began playing seriously three years later, defeated Chu Man Kai 21-17, 16-21, 21-17 to win the match and gold medal on Sunday. This was India's fourth medal in badminton at Tokyo 2020 <keyword id="134472" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="paralympic-games" source="Orion">Paralympic Games</keyword> after Pramod Bhagat won gold in SL3 on Saturday and Manoj Sarkar won bronze in the same class. On Sunday, Suhas Yathiraj won a silver medal, India's third in badminton before Nagar added a gold to the tally. This took India's overall tally to 20 medals -- 5 gold, eight silver, and 6 bronze medals. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/icici-lombard-gets-final-approval-to-acquire-bharti-axa/articleshow/85923283.cms">ICICI Lombard gets final approval to acquire Bharti AXA</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/world/news/secret-funeral-plans-for-britains-queen-elizabeth-ii-leaked/articleshow/85919081.cms">Secret funeral plans for Britain's Queen Elizabeth II leaked</a>

Krishna Nagar bags India’s second gold medal in badminton at Tokyo Paralympics

The most recent common ancestor of sarbecoviruses — the family of coronaviruses to which <keyword id="10165733" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="sars-cov" source="Orion">SARS-CoV</keyword> belongs — existed more than 21,000 years ago, nearly 30 times older than previous estimates, finds a study. The study, published in the journal <keyword id="109074" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="current-biology" source="Orion">Current Biology</keyword>, showed that humanity may have been exposed to sarbecoviruses — which has the potential to jump from animals to humans — since the Paleolithic period — roughly 2.5 million years ago to 10,000 BC. Despite having a very rapid rate of evolution over short timescales, to survive, viruses must remain highly adapted to their hosts — this imposes severe restrictions on their freedom to accumulate mutations without reducing their fitness. This causes the apparent rate of evolution of viruses to slow down over time. The new research, for the first time, successfully recreates the patterns of this observed rate decay in viruses. The researchers developed a new method that can recover the age of viruses over longer timescales and correct for a kind of 'evolutionary relativity," where the apparent rate of evolution depends on the timescale of measurement. "Our estimate based on viral sequence data, of more than 21,000 years ago, is in remarkable concordance with a recent analysis on human genomic dataset that suggests infection with an ancient coronavirus around the same time," said Mahan Ghafari, from <keyword id="30725" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="oxford-university" source="Orion">Oxford University</keyword>. The study also demonstrates that while existing evolutionary models have often failed to measure the divergence between virus species over periods — from a few hundred to a few thousands of years — the evolutionary framework developed in this study will enable the reliable estimation of virus divergence across vast timescales, potentially over the entire course of animal and plant evolution. Besides SARS-CoV-2, The new model also enables reconstructing the evolutionary history of RNA and DNA viruses during more remote periods in the past. The model predictions for hepatitis C virus — a leading global cause of liver disease — are consistent with the idea that it has circulated for nearly a half a million years. HCV may thus have spread worldwide as an intrinsic part of the "Out-of-Africa" migration of modern humans around 150,000 years ago. The different genotypes of HCV indigenous to human populations in South and South-East Asia and Central Africa may have originated over this prolonged period and this revised timescale may resolve the longstanding riddle of their global distributions. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/sports/news/pramod-bhagat-wins-indias-first-badminton-gold-in-paralympics/articleshow/85926279.cms">Pramod Bhagat wins India's first badminton gold in Paralympics</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/icici-lombard-gets-final-approval-to-acquire-bharti-axa/articleshow/85923283.cms">ICICI Lombard gets final approval to acquire Bharti AXA</a>

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It was a "moment to cherish" for <keyword id="53763" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Pramod-Bhagat" source="Orion">Pramod Bhagat</keyword> who on Saturday clinched India's first <keyword id="30621" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="badminton" source="Orion">badminton</keyword> gold in <keyword id="6387644" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="paralympics" source="Orion">Paralympics</keyword> and he attributed his win against Great Britain's <keyword id="4324036" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Daniel-Bethell" source="Orion">Daniel Bethell</keyword> in the finals to a strategy that he devised after losing to the same opponent in the past. Reigning world champion Bhagat beat Bethell 21-14, 21-17 in the summit clash. Another Indian, <keyword id="23353" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Manoj-Kumar" source="Orion">Manoj Kumar</keyword> won the bronze after beating Daisuke Fujihara in the third place play-off. <div type="twitter" handle="Tokyo2020hi" handlename="#Tokyo2020 for India" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1221978814495854595/bUI2yuI7_normal.jpg" favoritecount="2257" retweetcount="588" status="World Champion, and now Paralympics Champion 👑Here's the moment when Pramod Bhagat scripted history. #Gold medall… https://t.co/eJDlQItBnp" createdat="1630753381000" id="1434109742268526597"></div> With badminton making its debut at the Paralympics this year, Bhagat, the current world No. 1, thus became the first Indian to win a gold medal in the sport. "This is a very proud moment for me. I'm representing the Indian badminton community and India as a whole," Bhagat said after winning the gold. "This is the first time that para badminton is appearing in the Paralympics and winning the first gold medal for India is a moment to cherish for me," said 33-year-old from Odisha. <div type="twitter" handle="narendramodi" handlename="Narendra Modi" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1249934092994375680/xX66NSZP_normal.jpg" favoritecount="18360" retweetcount="2861" status="Pramod Bhagat has won the hearts of the entire nation. He is a Champion, whose success will motivate millions. He s… https://t.co/s8uH8NCdLd" createdat="1630753764000" id="1434111347256606721"></div> Bhagat, who had contracted polio when he was 4 years old, avenged his loss to Bethell at the Japan Para Badminton International in November 2019. "I played the same opponent in Japan two years ago and I lost. That was a learning opportunity for me. "Today it was the same stadium and the same environment, and I devised a strategy to win. I was very determined." <div type="image" title="India at Tokyo Paralympics copy" msid="85925456" hostid="83"></div> On his strategy, Bhagat said, “I just focused on playing the shuttle on each and every point rather than on winning the whole game. Every point was precious." Bhagat also remains in contention for a bronze medal in mixed doubles SL3-SU5 class. He and his partner Palak Kohli will square off against the Japanese pair of Daisuke Fujihara and Akiko Sugino in the bronze medal play off on Sunday. They had lost the semifinals 3-21 15-21 to Indonesian combination of Hary Susanto and Leani Ratri Oktila earlier in the day. Bhagat picked up the sports after watching his neighbours play. Initially, he competed against able-bodied players before getting into competitive para badminton in 2006. He eventually emerged as one of the best para shuttlers in the country with 45 international medals under his belt, including four world championship gold medals and a gold and a bronze in 2018 Asian Para Games. He also had started his career as a badminton coach but took a break in 2019 to focus on <keyword id="3653803" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="tokyo-paralympics" source="Orion">Tokyo Paralympics</keyword> qualification. In 2019, he received the Arjuna Award and Biju Patnaik Award for Excellence in Sports in India. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/icici-lombard-gets-final-approval-to-acquire-bharti-axa/articleshow/85923283.cms">ICICI Lombard gets final approval to acquire Bharti AXA</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/sports/news/tokyo-paralympics-shooter-manish-narwal-clinch-indias-third-gold-singhraj-bags-silver/articleshow/85918377.cms">Tokyo Paralympics: Shooter Manish Narwal clinch India's third gold, Singhraj bags silver</a>

Pramod Bhagat wins India's first badminton gold in Paralympics

<ul><li>The US stock markets soared on Tuesday, as investors eagerly awaited the results of US 2020 presidential elections.</li><li>SGX Nifty was trading 0.34% lower at 7:48 am, indicating a tepid start for Nifty50. </li><li>Here’s a list of stocks to watch for in trade today. </li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/">Check out the latest news and updates on Business Insider. </a></li></ul>Amidst mixed cues from the global markets, the Indian equities are likely to open flat on Wednesday. The SGX Nifty was trading 0.34% lower at 7:48 am, indicating a tepid start for Nifty50. However, the US stock markets soared on Tuesday, as investors eagerly awaited the results of 2020 US presidential elections. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained over 554 points, and the S&amp;P 500 gained 1.78%. These are the stocks to watch out for during the trading session on November 4: <keyword id="407979" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ajanta-Pharma">Ajanta Pharma</keyword> In a meeting held on November 3, Ajanta Pharma’s board approved the proposal to buyback its fully paid-up 7.35 lakh equity shares at a price of ₹1,850 each for an aggregate consideration not exceeding ₹135.97 crore. The shares of Ajanta Pharma ended 3% higher on Tuesday. Somany Home Innovation HDFC MF has reduced its stake in the company to 4.67% from 6.68% on October 30. The shares of Somany Home Innovation ended 1% higher on Tuesday. <keyword id="799" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="PVR">PVR</keyword> Leading multiplex chain operator PVR reported a consolidated net loss of ₹184.06 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, against the net profit of ₹47.67 crore in the same quarter last year. The total income of the company declined to ₹110.61 crore during the quarter under review as against ₹979.40 crore in the corresponding quarter last fiscal year. The shares of PVR ended 0.23% higher on Tuesday. HLE Glascoat Malabar India Fund will acquire 1.44 lakh shares of HLE Glascoat at ₹1,385 per share, aggregating up to ₹20 crore and 5.78 lakh warrants at ₹1,385 per warrant, aggregating up to ₹80 crore. The shares of HLE Glascoat ended 0.65% higher on Tuesday. <keyword id="141201" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Cera-Sanitaryware">Cera Sanitaryware</keyword> Cera Sanitaryware informed stock exchanges that production at the sanitaryware unit continues to be partially affected due to unrest at its Mehsana facility. The shares of Cera Sanitaryware ended 0.13% lower on Tuesday. ICICI Lombard General Insurance ICICI Lombard General Insurance said it received no adverse observation letter from exchanges regarding the acquisition of Bharti Axa General Insurance. The shares of ICICI Lombard General Insurance ended 0.14% higher on Tuesday. <keyword id="886211" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Adani-Gas">Adani Gas</keyword> Adani Gas reported a record net profit in the September quarter as sales returned to pre-Covid levels quicker than anticipated. Net profit in July-September quarter at ₹136 crore was 13% higher compared to the profit a year ago. The shares of Adani Gas ended 2% higher on Tuesday. State Bank of India, <keyword id="46698" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Lupin">Lupin</keyword>, HPCL and Adani Enterprises State Bank of India, Lupin, HPCL, Adani Enterprise are slated to announce their quarterly results today. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/world/news/2020-election-see-insiders-comprehensive-guide-to-the-presidential-and-top-congressional-races/articleshow/78878848.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">LIVE RESULTS: 2020 presidential and key congressional races</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/jack-ma-ant-group-ipo-listing-has-been-suspended-by-the-shanghai-stock-exchange/articleshow/79022502.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">China suspends Jack Ma’s $34 billion Ant Group listing — citing changes in regulatory environment</a>

Top stocks to watch — SBI, Ajanta Pharma, PVR, Lupin, Adani Gas, Cera Sanitaryware, and others

<ul><li>The SGX Nifty was trading 0.06% lower at 7:45 am, indicating a tepid opening for Nifty50. </li><li>Here’s a list of stocks to watch for in trade today. </li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/">Check out the latest news and updates on Business Insider. </a></li></ul>Amidst mixed cues from the global markets, the Indian equities are likely to open flat on Friday. The SGX Nifty was trading 0.06% lower at 7:45 am, indicating a cautious opening for Nifty50. However, the US stocks closed higher on Thursday after Nancy Pelosi suggested that there has been progress and were ‘close’ to a stimulus deal. Dow Jones gained over 152 points, and the S&amp;P 500 ended 0.52% higher. These are the stocks to watch out for during the trading session on October 23: Tech Mahindra IT major Tech Mahindra’s US subsidiary will acquire 6.03% stake in US-based VitalTech Holdings, Inc for $3 million. The tentative date of closure of the transaction is October 26, it said in a regulatory filing. Tech Mahindra will also report its quarterly earnings today. The shares of Tech Mahindra ended 0.80% lower on Thursday. Cipla, Zydus Cadila, Dr Reddy Laboratories and other pharma companies The shares of Cipla, Zydus Cadila, Dr. Reddy Laboratories and other pharma companies will be in focus today. The US regulators have given full approval for the antiviral drug remdesivir to treat COVID-19 patients in hospitals. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Veklury, the drug's brand name, cut the recovery time on average by five days during clinical trials. HDFC AMC HDFC Asset Management Company has appointed KPMG as the internal auditor with immediate effect after Gautam Chandra, HDFC AMC’s former internal audit head resigned. The company also reported a 8% decline in profit after tax at ₹338.06 crore for the quarter ended September 30. The shares of HDFC AMC ended 1% higher on Thursday. Biocon Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw led biopharmaceutical company, Biocon reported a 23.8% drop in its net profit to ₹200.40 crore. This is despite 11.33% growth in its total revenue to ₹1,744.80 crore. The shares of Biocon ended 2.3% higher on Thursday. Avenue Supermarts and Cochin Shipyard The founder of Avenue Supermarts, Radhakishan Damani bought 0.5% equity stake in India’s largest shipbuilding and maintenance company, Cochin Shipyard for ₹394.14 per share. The shares of Avenue Supermarts and Cochin Shipyard ended 2% and 9% higher on Thursday, respectively. Bharti Infratel Telecom infrastructure firm Bharti Airtel on Thursday posted a 24% drop in consolidated net profit to ₹733 crore for the quarter ended September 30. The overall revenue grew by about 2% to ₹3,695 crore during the reported quarter, the company said. The shares of Bharti Infratel ended 2% higher on Thursday. JSW Steel, Yes Bank, ICICI Lombard, Persistent Systems, Sudarshan Chemicals and IDBI Bank among others JSW Steel, Yes Bank, ICICI Lombard, Persistent Systems, Sudarshan Chemicals and IDBI Bank are the companies among others that are slated to report their quarterly earnings today. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/gileads-remdesivir-just-got-the-first-fda-approval-to-be-used-as-a-treatment-for-coronavirus-patients/articleshow/78818920.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Gilead's remdesivir just got the first FDA approval to be used as a treatment for coronavirus patients</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/social-media-will-change-when-users-ask-for-their-cut-from-data-revenue/articleshow/78810738.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">‘Where’s my cut?’ the question that can revolutionise social media</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/paytm-uses-jeff-bezos-secret-for-success-building-two-pizza-teams/articleshow/78810520.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">EXCLUSIVE: Paytm uses Jeff Bezos' secret for success — building 'two pizza' teams</a>

Top stocks to watch — Cipla, Zydus Cadila, Dr Reddy Laboratories, Tech Mahindra, Avenue Supermarts, Cochin Shipyard, and others

<ul><li>From SBI Life and <keyword id="6354512" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Infosys">Infosys</keyword> to <keyword id="6362804" type="DOMAIN" weightage="20" keywordseo="cadila">Cadila</keyword> and Emami— these are the top stocks to buy, according to IIFL Securities. </li><li>Here’s the list of top stocks that qualify for ‘moderate’ risk appetite investors. </li><li>A ‘moderate’ risk investor is one who accepts certain risks but follows a balanced approach with an intermediate time horizon. </li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/">Check out the latest news and updates on Business Insider.</a> </li></ul>Investing in stock markets is a serious business. And the key to successful investing is diversification and risk management. A moderate risk investor adopts a balanced approach between an aggressive and conservative investor— one who is willing to take modest risks to seek higher long-term returns. IIFL Securities after analysing all the risk factors, recommends these stocks for ‘moderate’ risk appetite investors. The ‘moderate’ portfolio uses a multi-cap approach to reduce volatility. August 2020: Model Portfolio - Direct Equity <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Stocks </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">‘Moderate’ Portfolio Allocation (%) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">YTD Growth (%) </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">SBI Life </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">8% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-9.55% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Bajaj Finance </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">7% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-18.05% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Infosys </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">7% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">30.16% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">HDFC Asset Management Company </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">8% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-25.96% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Kajaria Ceramics </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">7% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-22.32% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">ICICI Lombard General </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">8% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-2.15% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Cadila Healthcare </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">8% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">53.70% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">State Bank of India </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">7% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-42.82% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Bharti Airtel </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">8% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">22.86% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Reliance Industries </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">7% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">43% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Ashok Leyland </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">8% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-38.80% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">ACC </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">9% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-3.39% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Emami </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">8% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-16.54% </td></tr></tbody></table> Source: IIFL Securities SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/tech-mahindra-cfo-says-lateral-hiring-will-take-time-and-only-after-utilisation-improves-to-pre-covid-levels/articleshow/77440879.cms">Tech Mahindra CFO says lateral hiring will take time — and only after utilisation improves to pre-COVID levels</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/how-karan-bajaj-sold-his-less-than-18-month-old-startup-white-hat-jr-to-byjus/articleshow/77415329.cms">A WhatsApp message, six weeks of talks and a $300 million deal – how Karan Bajaj sold his less than 18-month old startup White Hat Jr to Byju’s</a>

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<ul><li>From Airtel and TCS to HUL and ITC— these are the top stocks to buy, according to <keyword id="252339" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="IIFL-Securities">IIFL Securities</keyword>. </li><li>Here’s the list of top stocks that qualify for ‘conservative’ risk appetite investors. </li><li>Conservative risk appetite investors are those who prefer stability over growth. </li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/">Check out the latest news and updates on Business Insider.</a> </li></ul>Traditionally, Indian investors are conservative in nature. Given the uncertainty that prevails - if you are someone who is looking for steady returns and do not want to be exposed to too much risk -- then here’s a model portfolio recommendation from IIFL Securities that you can consider for investments. Conservative risk appetite investors are those who prefer stability over growth. A conservative portfolio is built with the objective of less volatility and capital protection. IIFL Securities after analysing all the risk factors has prepared this list for ‘conservative’ risk appetite investors. August 2020: Model Portfolio - Direct Equity <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Stocks </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Conservative Portfolio Allocation (%) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">YTD Growth (%) </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Power Grid </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">8% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-7.49% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Bharti Airtel </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">7% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">22.86% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">TCS </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">9% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">6.17% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Hindustan Unilever </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">8% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">14.86% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Hero MotoCorp </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">8% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">10.76% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">HDFC Bank </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">9% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-17.94% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">ICICI Lombard General </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">9% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-2.15% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">ITC </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">9% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-17.54% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">IPCA </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">8% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">72.50% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Titan </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">9% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-8% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Reliance Industries </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">7% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">43% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Cadila Healthcare </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">9% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9960975000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">53.70% </td></tr></tbody></table> Source: IIFL Securities SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/tech-mahindra-cfo-says-lateral-hiring-will-take-time-and-only-after-utilisation-improves-to-pre-covid-levels/articleshow/77440879.cms">Tech Mahindra CFO says lateral hiring will take time — and only after utilisation improves to pre-COVID levels</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/how-karan-bajaj-sold-his-less-than-18-month-old-startup-white-hat-jr-to-byjus/articleshow/77415329.cms">A WhatsApp message, six weeks of talks and a $300 million deal – how Karan Bajaj sold his less than 18-month old startup White Hat Jr to Byju’s</a>

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