After eight months of consecutive outflows, equity mutual funds witnessed a net inflow of Rs 9,115 crore in March amid correction in the stock market. Barring multi-cap and value fund categories, all the equity schemes saw inflow last month, data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) showed on Thursday. However, investors pulled out Rs 52,528 crore from debt mutual funds last month, after investing Rs 1,735 crore in February, owing to advance tax payments and other year ending commitments. Overall, the mutual fund industry witnessed a net outflow of Rs 29,745 crore across all segments during the period under review, compared with a net inflow of Rs 4,090 crore in February.
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Hiken Shah smashed an unbeaten 118 while Aditya Tare (80) and Rohit Sharma (79) scored impressive half centuries to propel Mumbai to 360 for three in their first innings in reply to Rajasthan's 478 at stumps on day three of the Ranji Trophy Group A match in Jaipur on Sunday.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Dishant Yagnik hit an unbeaten half-century to help Rajasthan reach 478 in their first innings but Mumbai made a strong reply finishing Day 2 at 76 for no loss in their Group 'A' Ranji Trophy match in Jaipur.
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The mid-cap universe - comprising firms that rank 101-250 in terms of m-cap - could see as many as 17 new stocks move out. Similarly, over half a dozen stocks could exit the large-cap universe, which is defined as the top 100 entities in terms of m-cap.
The assets under management of the 44-players mutual fund industry stood at Rs 24.55 lakh crore in May-end from Rs 23.93 lakh crore in April-end.
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Equity MF schemes recorded worst inflows in three and a half years at Rs 1,311 crore for November. Investors across the board have taken money off the table as markets have scaled new highs. Industry experts said SIPs had stayed intact, which is a healthy sign for the MF industry.
Equity flows have been under pressure since the second half of 2018, after the IL&FS crisis sent shockwaves in both equity and debt markets.
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Several of the mutual fund schemes have plans like dividend, growth and bonus.
The ongoing ICC U-19 was struck by a controversy when a Mumbai cricketer accused Nepal captain Raju Rijal of being overage. Mumbai Ranji player Kaustub Pawar made shocking allegations that the skipper of Nepal's U-19 team Rajal was 24-25 years old and had played with him in Mumbai's Under-15 level. The Mumbai batsman, who has played 127 first class matches also claimed that Rijal used to play in Mumbai by the name of Raju Sharma. "We played together in under 15 for Mumbai and now he is the captain of Nepal under 19 team and we others are 24-25 age respectively.
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'Investors need to understand that these schemes may not do well in the market that is in a bull run, but quality stocks would protect the downside.'
'Investors should allocate about 5% to 10% to such funds.'
'For the same level of return, you can reduce portfolio volatility significantly with a 10% to 15% exposure to international funds.'
