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Dividend stock: Life insurer announces interim payout in first week of March
SBI Life Insurance has declared an interim dividend for FY26, fixing March 6 as the record date. The company recently reported steady profit and premium growth in the December quarter.

SBI Life, HDFC Life, ICICI Prudential shares in focus as June premium growth picks up: Kotak
Overall annualised premium equivalent (APE) growth for private players improved to 18% YoY in June, while industry APE growth stood at 15% YoY, compared with 11-12% in May

Taking Stock: Nifty above 23,600, Sensex gains 1,695 pts on Middle East peace hopes
Among the Nifty constituents, Shriram Finance, L&T, InterGlobe Aviation, Bajaj Finance and Titan Company emerged as the top gainers. On the other hand, Nestle India, ONGC, Tech Mahindra, Tata Consumer and SBI Life Insurance ended as the major laggards.

Closing Bell: Sensex crashes 1,123 pts, Nifty below 24,500 as US-Iran tensions intensify
Except IT, all other sectoral indices ended in the red, with Infra, PSU Bank, Realty, Media, Oil & gas, Auto, Metal down 2-4%. Nifty Midcap and smallcap indices down 2% each. Tata Steel, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles, SBI Life Insurance, L&T, JSW Steel were among major losers on the Nifty, while gainers included Coal India, Bharti Airtel, Infosys, Tech Mahindra.

Axis Max Life, SBI Life lead June premium growth; Nomura says 'June brings Life back'
Among its covered companies, Axis Max Life recorded the strongest total APE growth at 21% year-on-year in June, followed by SBI Life at 18%, ICICI Prudential Life at 15% and HDFC Life at 8%.

Taking Stock: Markets extend losses; Nifty slips below 24,200, Sensex declines 852 pts
Biggest Nifty losers were Trent, M&M, Shriram Finance, SBI Life Insurance, Tech Mahindra, while gainers included Dr Reddy's Labs, Cipla, Jio Financial, Adani Enterprises, Apollo Hospitals.