They also purchased insurance stocks like SBI Life, HDFC Life, and ICICI Prudential Life Insurance after favourable guidelines on the surrender value of policies were announced by the insurance regulator IRDAI. Also, the recent removal of the age limit on availing of health insurance is seen as boosting the prospects of life insurance companies.
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Indian equity benchmarks ended the week marginally lower amid sustained FII outflows and US-India trade uncertainty, though sentiment improved after a US Fed rate cut.