LIC reduced its stake in ICICI Bank from 4.45% to 4.35%, selling 6,828,703 shares. This stake reduction occurred through market transactions.
India's second-largest private sector bank providing diversified financial products and services to retail, small and medium enterprises, and corporate customers. The bank maintains an extensive network of branches, ATMs, and digital touchpoints nationwide. Through its subsidiaries and associates, ICICI Group operates in life insurance, general insurance, housing finance, and primary dealership businesses, creating an integrated financial services ecosystem.
India's largest domestic institutional investor with over Rs 56 lakh crore in total AUM, of which roughly Rs 15 lakh crore sits in listed equities. Holds stakes in virtually every major listed Indian company. When LIC builds or exits a position, it moves markets. Government-owned and mandated to invest policyholder funds in Indian equities and bonds, making it the ultimate long-only, long-term India bull.
