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A rise in new insurance premiums

In the first four months of the current financial year, first-year premiums for private life insurance companies grew by 26.9% to Rs.22,039.8 crore against Rs.17,369.3 crore, according to IRDAI data. In July 2019, total new premium income of private sector players grew by 15% to Rs.6,197.4 crore. Market participants say that growth in insurance was largely due to the surge in group business and individual single premium business in the April-July period.

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Markets update

Weak global and domestic cues pulled benchmark indices down this week. Nifty closed down 0.56% at 11,047.8 and Sensex closed up 0.62% at 37,350.33.

Consumer inflation rate during July 2019 increased by 3.15%, compared to the same period last year, against street estimates of 3.3%. Wholesale price index for the same period gained by 1.08% below street estimate of 2.0%.

India’s exports grew by 2.25% to $26.33 bn in July compared to the same period last year. Trade deficit also narrowed to a 4 month low of $13.43 bn.

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