Three closed-ended equity schemes have been launched in the past month or so and another is set to open soon for subscription.
Equity fund managers say large-caps offer higher relative safety, especially in such times.
Out of the 30-share Sensex pack, 21 ended lower and one remained unchanged
Highest-ever mobilisation in first half of any fiscal year; bankers expect the trend to continue, given strong pipeline
Strong MF investments, stemming of FII outflows and positive earnings in Q3 have helped market, say analysts.
S Naren of ICICI Prudential says long-term investors needn't worry.
Among key stocks, Tata Motors, Hero MotoCorp, L&T, Wipro, ICICI Bank, Dr Reddy's Labs and ICICI Bank, all up between 1%-3%
Credit profiles have turned healthier from a year ago
A strong set of industrial output numbers for January provided the perfect backdrop to reap more dividends, with the IIP having expanded 2.7 per cent year-on-year.
According to fund managers, expectations of a 25-basis-point increase in the cash reserve ratio of banks have heightened in the wake of RBI's surprise twin moves to make short-term money dearer as part of its attempts to curb the rupee's volatility.
The Nifty finished the day at 10,265.65, a hefty gain of 98.95 points, or 0.97 per cent, after shuttling between 10,270.85 and 10,195.25.
National Demorcatic Alliance ministry's list of assets is fairly wide -- from land and property to vehicles and, for quite a few, guns. Nivedita Mookerji reports
Why are investors gung-ho about State Bank? asks Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Sensex rises, snapping two-session losing streak; banks, auto gain.
Continued outflows amid moderation of domestic investments are a concern
Asset managers are betting big on ETFs these days.
Half a dozen companies looking to tap the market as the Indian rupee stabilises and oil prices cool down.
Coal India was the biggest gainer on both Sensex and Nifty
Subramaniam feels it does make sense to have some overlay in lump sum if one has the cash to do so.
'Macro headwinds are rising for Indian equities in the form of rising commodity prices, especially oil, depreciating rupee, fiscal challenges, election-related uncertainty and upside risks to inflation'
Look at those offering 100-300 bps more and have good rating; it will improve your portfolio's returns.
Unlike in the past, when old private banks compromised upon underwriting standards to take on the bulk, they've now realised that scaling up at the cost of quality isn't worth the while. These banks have also readjusted growth targets when required, and rebalanced books to preserve capital and asset quality.
A combination of bank guarantees, letters of credit, buyer's credit for computer servers have been provided to the two local operational arms by Kotak Mahindra Bank and Deutsche Bank.
Notable losers were ONGC, Axis Bank, ITC, SBI, ICICI Bank, NTPC, Hero Motocorp, Sun Pharma and Bharti Airtel who fell by up to 2.80 per cent.
The NSE Nifty too ended 58.60 points, or 0.54 per cent, higher at 10,967.30 after shuttling between 10,985.15 and 10,928 during the session.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Seven students were made international offers.
Of the 30-share Sensex, 13 ended higher, while 17 led by Power Grid, Tata Steel, Bajaj Auto, Hero MotoCorp, NTPC, Tata Motors, Dr Reddy's, M&M, GAIL, Infosys and L&T finished lower, fell by up to 2.40 per cent
Relations with the government, the bank's majority owner, are a tricky issue for all SBI chiefs, and, like all his predecessors, Khara will be closely watched for his equations with the finance ministry representative on the SBI board.
The sentiment got support from better-than-expected earning results by select companies and continuous buying by domestic financial institutions.
In a bid to gain a bigger share of the customer's wallet, banks are ramping up their cross-selling initiatives.
This is its biggest single session fall since August 24, 2015, when it had lost 1,624.51 points.
The markets had been on an upward trajectory since August 2013.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Unfavourable secondary market conditions aren't a big concern for IPOs by good quality companies.
Tata Motors was the worst performer on the Sensex, plummeting 10.32 per cent to Rs 436.55 after the company reported a steep 96.22 per cent decline in consolidated net profit for the December quarter.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your stock market queries.
With outlook uncertain for a range of sectors, no one is quite sure of where to invest in stocks
According to Rahul Rege, business head (retail) at Emkay Global Financial Services, it is difficult to track more than 10 stocks.
HSBC maintained "overweight" rating on Indian equities, saying "fundamentals are strong".
