The country’s largest institution investor and the largest insurance company LIC has suffered a lot in July. About 66 thousand crore rupees have disappeared from his portfolio. The reason for this is the big companies of the country, on which LIC has put big money. But in July, there has been a big decline in the shares of these companies. Apart from Reliance Industries, the country’s largest company, TCS, Tech Mahindra, Axis Bank and other companies are also included.
In fact, during this time there has been a lot of upheaval in the stock market. Both Sensex and Nifty have seen a major decline. The effect of which has been seen in the portfolio of LIC along with shares of companies. Let us also tell you which companies have harmed the country’s largest institutional investor.
LIC lost 66 thousand crores
In July, the huge selling in some of India’s most talked about bluechip shares registered a huge decline of Rs 66,000 crore from the huge equity portfolio of the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC). This devastation in the market gave a deep blow to the country’s largest institutional investor, which further increased the huge upheaval in the markets last month. The value of the huge portfolio of LIC, which was Rs 15.94 lakh crore at the end of June 2025, fell 4.15 per cent to Rs 15.28 lakh crore in July. This decline also highlights the sensitivity of the most experienced investor towards market volatility, as there was a wave of red ink on his holdings. The calculation is based on the declared shareholding pattern of LIC for the month of June, and the actual figures may vary depending on any business activity by the insurance company in July.
LIC suffered more loss from these shares
- The biggest support of LIC’s portfolio is a collection of its major bluechip companies. Top ten deficit companies have alone loss of more than Rs 38,000 crore. Which reveals the crisis focused at the top level. LIC’s biggest holding, Reliance Industries, was the biggest decline, which caused a huge loss of Rs 10,146 crore from the portfolio. The reason for this is the company’s shares falling 7.35 percent in the month of July.
- IT sector was a major source of chrysis. LIC’s stake price declined by Rs 7,457 crore after Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) shares declined by 12.24 per cent. HCL Technologies and Infosys further increased the plight of the tech sector, causing a loss of Rs 3,751 crore and Rs 3,744 crore respectively. Tech Mahindra also suffered a huge loss, the value of which fell by Rs 2,253 crore.
- Banking and finance sector sector also did not remain untouched by this. The price of IDBI Bank, which holds 49.24 per cent stake of LIC, declined by Rs 5,707 crore. Axis Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank of the private sector also suffered a huge loss of Rs 3,200 crore and Rs 2,531 crore respectively.
- Beyond the major names, the disadvantage was widespread, the stock values of several companies saw a huge decline, causing the Mark-to-Market Damage to LIC. The Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) performed the worst, where LIC’s holding price fell by about 30 per cent. Reliance Power saw a dramatic decline of 24.72 per cent in the share price.
- Other significant declining shares in percentage included India Dynamics (-16.73 per cent), SBI cards (-15.01 per cent), and Majgaon dock shipbuilders (-14.54 per cent). These figures reflect a challenging month where weakness was not limited to any one area, but also felt in Tech, Finance, Energy and Industrial Shares.
LIC benefits from these shares
Amidst widespread disappointment, some companies managed to give positive returns by breaking this trend, although these were not enough to compensate for widespread losses. ICICI Bank was the highest profit, which added Rs 1,324 crore to the portfolio price of LIC. Patanjali Foods also recorded a significant increase, due to the 14 per cent increase in share price, its price increased by Rs 768 crore. HDFC Bank earned a profit of Rs 615 crore. Other remarkable benefits include JSW Steel (422 crore up to Rs 422 crore), Maruti Suzuki (Rs 365 crore up) and Ambuja Cements (250 crores above). However, in this month with selling pressure, these positive aspects were seen very little and far and wide.