Conservative investors seeking equity-like tax benefits with low risk may go for them.
'.. if you do not want to take the asset allocation call.'' 'This category of funds can offer optimum risk-adjusted returns.'
'For those seeking regular income, these funds provide a steady stream of income through dividends.'
'Those trying to use these funds for quick gains should avoid them due to risk of being late to the party.'
More than 50 per cent of SIP accounts come from semi-urban and rural areas.
A retirement fund can be helpful for all age groups, but ideally one should start investing early to beat market swings and gain from compounding.
'Given the inherent volatility, investors should take at least a three to five-year view.'
With the government planning to mop up Rs 24,000 crore (Rs 240 billion) through disinvestment this financial year, investors have once again become interested in public sector companies.
Sundaram BNP Paribas Mutual Fund's new fund Sundaram BNP Paribas Equity Multiplier Fund is a closed ended equity scheme with a maturity of 3 years
Mutual funds are all set to capture the buoyancy in the energy sector. The latest to join the bandwagon is Sundaram BNP Paribas Mutual Fund, which is coming out with a three-year, closed-ended new fund offering 'The Energy Opportunities Fund'. The fund will invest in equity and equity-related instruments of companies focussed on the energy space or those directly or indirectly benefiting from it.
Conservative industry estimates place the cash component of mutual fund houses at Rs 25,000 crore (Rs 250 billion). Fund houses had up to 15 per cent in cash, as per the April 30 figures. The cash component exceeded 15 per cent in as many as 30 diversified equity growth funds.
Sundaram Select Small Cap Fund is one of the few NFOs that offer some unique features to the investors which will be beneficial to them in the long run.
Despite taking a hit on profitability amid the pandemic, companies with strong balance sheets are gaining market share because of consolidation in their respective sectors.
The 30-share index ended higher by 481.16 points or 1.91 per cent at 25,626.75 -- its highest closing since January 1.
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The Sensex gained 7,430.37 points, or 27.91 per cent, this year.
Sentiments turned somewhat weak towards the middle of the session as profit-booking emerged as investors turned cautious on disappointing quarterly earnings by some bluechip companies
Overseas investors buoyed by recent rate cut by RBI and hopes of a good monsoon
Reliance Industries raced to 52-week high on better than estimated earnings and announcement of bonus share.
Adani Ports, BHEL, Tata Motors, ONGC, Mahindra & Mahindra and Tata Steel were the top losers.
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.
SBI had a bad day, sliding the most by 5.36%. Others that dragged the key indices down were M&M, Reliance Industries and L&T.
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.
Out of the 30-share Sensex pack, 21 ended lower and one remained unchanged
Coal India was the biggest gainer on both Sensex and Nifty
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The 50-issue NSE Nifty too cracked the 10,200-mark and hit a low of 10,108.55 before finishing 104.75 points, or 1.02 per cent down at 10,121.80.
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
The sentiment got support from better-than-expected earning results by select companies and continuous buying by domestic financial institutions.
Investors should take this opportunity to look at asset allocation and realign their portfolio.
Sectoral performance was mixed with media and PSU banking stocks attracting buyer interest and healthcare, FMCG and metal stocks bearing the brunt of the bears
The Sensex has slid 18.5 per cent from its January 2015 peak.
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.
Investors lost around Rs 1.57 lakh crore in market valuation on Friday.
The 50-share NSE Nifty gained 53.30 points or 0.61 per cent to 8,778.
Among key stocks, Tata Motors, Hero MotoCorp, L&T, Wipro, ICICI Bank, Dr Reddy's Labs and ICICI Bank, all up between 1%-3%
PSU bank shares were the top gainers on hopes of a rate by the RBI on easing consumer inflation
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.
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