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Under the provisions of the campaign, policies that are of a specific eligible plan can be revived within five years from the date of the first unpaid premium.

Stock Market Update: The S&P BSE Sensex jumped 143.64 points to hit 56,102 on August 25. Similarly, the Nifty50 also started in the positive territory at 16,676, up 142.15 points.

The 30-pack Sensex ended up at 55,555.79, up 226.47 points or 0.41 per cent and the broad market Nifty50 ended at 16,496.50,

Oil prices closed out their biggest week of losses in more than nine months with another down day on Friday, as investors sold futures in anticipation of weakened fuel demand worldwide due to a surge in COVID19 cases.

Wall Street ended the day lower on Wednesday, after meeting minutes showed U.S. Federal Reserve officials split on when to ease back on economic stimulus, while COVID19's spread weighed on oil for the fifth straight day.

Nuvoco Vistas IPO Allotment Finalised: Investors who have booked Nuvoco Vistas IPO can check their share application status now via BSE or Registrar's Website.

Investors managed to shrug off new concerns about China's economy, the coronavirus Delta variant and turmoil in Afghanistan to largely drive stocks higher while also boosting some more defensive investments.

The central government normally hikes the DA twice every year, but due to the pandemic in 2020, the incremental increase was temporarily frozen.

PPF Calculator: If you start investing now, you can avail an interest rate of 7.1 per cent on the PFF. You can extend the tenure by 5 years every time after the first 15 years.

Aptus Value Housing Finance was incorporated in 2009 as a retail-focused housing finance company that targets middle to low-income self-employed customers.

For all plan variants, the minimum annual premium amount is Rs 3,000. The minimum age to avail this policy is 18 years.

The Nuvoco Vista IPO has an issue size of Rs 5,000 crore, a fresh issue of Rs 1,500 crore and an OFS that come up to Rs 3,500 crore.

At 7:15 am IST, the SGX Nifty was trading 11.50 points or 0.07 percent higher at 16,285.50, indicating a flat-to-subdued start for the broader index in India

YES Bank FD Rates: Senior citizens get 50 basis points higher interest rates than general citizens. Seniors get 3.75 per cent to 7.25 per cent on their YES Bank FD accounts.

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday:

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery rose 94 cents to $69.09 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude oil for October delivery rose 91 cents to $71.29 a barrel.