The small cap category has faced a lot of volatility in the interim. The category delivered around 2.19% return in the last one year horizon.

Midcaps and smallcaps tend to feel the pinch more than largecaps during macroeconomic advents. This is despite valuation in the smaller caps also correcting. Some profit booking in midcap and smallcap stocks could occur in the nervous market but one should start nibbling back into increasing equity allocation to domestic equities, especially largecaps. Kotak AMC's CIO-Equity, Harsha Upadhyaya, believes the valuation risk remains minimal in largecaps, making them attractive to investors for long-term investments.

Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC CEO A Balasubramanian says the firm’s exposure to the Adani Group has been paid on time or earlier than the due date. SIP cancellations might occur, however, the net number should remain positive moving forward. The upcoming election should see a positive outcome for the Indian market. Stocks in the consumption segment would be the least volatile with no earning negative surprises.

According to regulatory guidelines, investors should have a nominee for all their mutual fund folios, or inform the fund house they do not wish to have one by March 31. Otherwise, their folios will be frozen for debits.

"Concerns on growth and financial stability point to easier than expected monetary conditions. If this contagion in the global banking system continues, monetary policy will continue to be easy, making it a good time to allocate some money to long duration bonds with a 5-10 year maturity." says Sandeep Bagla, CEO, Trust Mutual Fund.

As per Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) data as of January 2023, individual mutual fund investors have 80% of their total mutual fund allocation towards equity schemes, and only 14% of the allocation is towards debt-oriented schemes.

Silver ETFs also have an advantage over SIlver futures which are also traded on the exchanges. The former is traded on exchanges in the form of stocks, Solanki said. Trading in silver futures and for that matter any derivative is complicated while ETFs are much simpler to understand, he added.

Around nine fixed maturity plans (FMPs), five gilt funds, two ETFs and two fund of funds (FoF), and one ELSS and index fund scheme are open for subscription in the market.

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For some people investment is an activity where there is a lot of action all the time. They strongly believe that to get returns one needs to actively manage their portfolio and churn appropriately, says Suresh Sadagopan.

The NSE Nifty fell 111.65 points or 0.65% to close at 16,988.40. The BSE Sensex declined 360.95 points or 0.62% to end at 57,628.95. "It's the fear factor that the crisis in the developed market financial system will not end soon which is dragging down the market at the moment," said Siddarth Bhamre, head, research, Religare Broking.

Puneet Pal, head - fixed income, PGIM India Mutual Fund, said he expected the US Fed to hike rates by 25 bps next week, but he pointed out the crucial aspect will be the future guidance.

Is it the right time to invest in equity mutual funds? Why mutual fund managers/experts believe that it is great time or opportunity to invest in equity mutual funds?

The goals cannot be vague, such as ‘I will buy a house when I have enough money’. Goals should be ‘SMART’: specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound.

This type of fund has huge interest rate risk as any change in the interest rate will impact the price of the bonds, which will impact fund returns.

Investing consistently is more than important than timing the markets.

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HDFC NIFTY SDL Plus G-Sec Jun 2027 40:60 Index Fund, an open-ended target maturity scheme, will close for subscription today. The scheme will re-open for continuous sale and repurchase within five business days from the date of allotment of units under NFO.

Equity mutual funds shuffled their holdings in banks and insurance in February as foreign investors trimmed their positions in these stocks as part of their broader sell-off in Indian equities.

"With this fund, an investment by an Indian investor will be made in INR locally into the Bandhan US Treasury Bond 0-1 Year Fund of Fund. Our fund will in turn invest into an overseas ETF that invests in US Treasury Bonds. Being a local investment, individual remittance limits and Tax Collected at Source (TCS) requirements under the LRS facility are not applicable," Kapoor said.

The US Treasury Bond 0-1 year Fund of Fund is an open-ended FoF that will invest in units of JPMorgan BetaBuilders US Treasury Bond 0-1 year ETF.

Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) granted recognition to AMC Repo Clearing Ltd in January last year.

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Are the recent troubles offer a great opportunity to invest in banking schemes?

As per the Income Tax, such mergers will not result in capital gain or loss for the merging schemes. They will be treated as a continuous investment into the next scheme.

Target maturity funds are passively managed debt mutual funds that come with a specified maturity date and replicate the underlying index.

The Deputy MD of SBI MF, DP Singh, says that the SVB crisis in India will have a minimal impact on the Indian economy, and that the future is bright. Singh also says that the Indian economy is doing well, and that credit is improving. He says that the decoupling of the Indian economy from the US economy is no longer possible and that Indians are investing outside of India.

Nifty100 Low Volatility 30 Index is a Smart Beta ETF that aims to measure the performance of the low volatile securities in the large market capitalization segment. Smart Beta ETFs aim to potentially combine the benefits of both active and passive investing.

The NFO will close for subscription on March 15, 2023.

Women can give a missed call on 8657011333 if they want to learn more about mutual funds, investing or simply about how they can take their first steps toward building a financial plan, a press release said.

Whenever the market becomes volatile, many investors keep asking whether they can invest in some mutual funds that will help them to deal with the volatility better. Are there safe funds?

The NFO of SBI Dividend Yield Fund was opened between February 20 to March 6, and it will reopen for subscriptions on March 17, the company said.

The heavy withdrawal was seen from liquid funds. Debt funds continued to witness outflows at Rs 13,815 crore during the period under review.

The New Fund Offer is open for subscription and will close on March 27.

Loan against mutual funds units has existed in the past, but investors stayed away from it due to the tedious process like multiple visits to the branch, fulfilling KYC norms, and waiting for days to get the loan sanctioned and disbursed.

Gold ETFs, which track the domestic physical gold price, are passive investment instruments that are based on gold prices and invest in gold bullion.

Based on regular monthly fund disclosures, global mutual funds tracking firm Morningstar ranks India on top of 26 countries, said Amfi chief executive NS Venkatesh.

Given its growth tilt, the fund struggled last year, pulling down its otherwise decent return profile. Its new stance means it will deliver when market starts favouring growth businesses.

The loss rate is defined as the number of time intervals of negative returns as a percentage of the total number of defined time intervals. This is calculated using rolling returns.

Fortunes of arbitrage funds have changed in the past three months. These have clocked 1.7% returns over the past three months, even as liquid funds fetched 1.57%. ts, however, say ultra short term debt funds are a better option.

Regulators had objected to the use of Bandhan Bank logo for mutual fund operations. IDFC Asset Management Company was acquired by the consortium, which comprises Bandhan Financial Holdings Limited, GIC, and ChrysCapital.

The New Fund Offer (NFO) of Axis S&P BSE Sensex ETF is open for subscription and will close on March 15. The scheme will be benchmarked against S&P BSE Sensex TRI

Swarup Mohanty advises investors to continue their SIPs and stay invested, as the market will eventually correct itself. Mohanty also discusses the current global market conditions and how they may affect India. He believes that the market is beginning to become fairly valued, and that Indian markets are still relatively stable.

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Sectoral/thematic category got a total inflow of Rs 3,855.90 crore in February as compared to Rs 903.19 crore in January.

ETMutualFunds looked for schemes that have offered more than 15% returns in five, seven, and 10 year horizons. Rolling returns for schemes that have completed 10 years in the market were considered.

Fund of Fund or FoF invests in direct plans of other equity mutual funds. Some funds deploy money only in their own schemes, which could be actively managed or ETFs, while some invest in a mix of schemes of other fund houses and their own products.

Axis Securities' head B Gopkumar will take over as the CEO and Ashish Gupta, former India research head at Swiss bank Credit Suisse, will be the new chief investment officer, said a press release.

Gopkumar had joined Axis Securities as the MD & CEO in October 2019, and has over 28 years of experience in financial services industry in areas of sales and distribution, managing large teams, marketing and branding and also building of digital eco-system.

“Rate hike and continued reduction in durable liquidity surplus is positive for short-term debt fund categories like the liquid fund. We would expect further improvement in the return potential of these categories as interest accrual on short-term debt instruments has risen meaningfully,” he said.

According to market sources, the grey market premium of Global Surfaces shares fell to around Rs 9-10 from Rs 15 earlier. If we consider the upper price band of Rs 140, the company shares are expected to list at a 7% premium over the issue price.

In a separate transaction, Small Cap World Fund Inc sold shares of Kajaria Ceramics for Rs 130 crore through an open market transaction.

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GameStop soared as much as 53%, heading for its biggest gain in two years, at the opening bell and it pulled other meme stocks along for the ride.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 9.59 points, or 0.03%, at the open to 32,570.19.

About 50% of the offer will be available for Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs), 15% for Non-Institutional Bidders, and not less than 35% will be reserved for retail investors. The offer also includes a reservation for subscription by eligible employees.

The floor price for the OFS has been fixed at Rs 2,450 per share.

The short-term trend of Nifty remains positive, but the market is not gaining momentum through the hurdle. Unless the immediate resistance of 17,200 is taken out decisively on the upside, the chances of a sharp upmove could be less, said Nagaraj Shetti, Technical Research Analyst, HDFC Securities, adding that the immediate support is at 17,020 levels.

After Taiwan, India is currently the top weighted market of Mobius as it takes a bet on the manufacturing potential of the country. The ace investor said that he is looking to increase the allocation going forward.

The 30-share BSE Sensex closed up 139.91 points at 58214.59

So, while a rate hike is essential to bring inflation closer to the Fed’s 2% target, it would mean adding to the liquidity woes the banking system is currently experiencing.

In the Nifty pack, 32 stocks closed in the green, while 16 stocks ended in the red.

The NSE Nifty index closed 44.4 points up at 17151.9

The Nifty Realty index closed 0.1 per cent down at 394.3.

The Nifty Pharma index closed 1.04 per cent up at 11754.7.

The 30-share BSE Sensex closed up 139.91 points at 58214.59

The Nifty Auto index closed 0.49 per cent up at 12201.35.

The 30-share BSE Sensex closed up 139.91 points at 58214.59

GameStop's shares rose almost 40% in premarket trading after the video game retailer posted its first profitable quarter in two years, which helped encourage other stocks popular with retail traders. The company recorded an adjusted profit of 16 cents per share in Q4, compared to a 47 cent loss a year ago, thanks to cutting costs, including job reductions. Revenue declined 1.2% to $2.23bn in the quarter, and analysts said revenue headwinds persist in GameStop's core business, but added that the Q4 cost-cutting was encouraging. Meme stocks like GameStop and AMC rebounded after suffering in the high-interest rate regime of the past year.

Indian equities closed higher for the second consecutive day on Wednesday ahead of the crucial interest rate decision by the US Federal Reserve later today.

India ranks third in the world with a total of 187 billionaires. Mukesh Ambani, who sits over a wealth of $82 billion, has overtaken Gautam Adani to bag the richest Indian title. Ambani is the only Indian to feature in the top 10 of coveted global billionaires list.

The 30-share BSE Sensex closed up 139.91 points at 58214.59

Investment opportunities in India are difficult to predict due to volatile markets and supply chain disruption caused by the Russia-Ukraine conflict, according to Tarun Birani, Founder & CEO of TBNG Capital Advisors. Despite this, the banking, manufacturing, IT, pharma, and telecoms sectors are all showing promise, with Birani favouring a diversified investment approach led by a trusted fund manager.

The 30-share BSE Sensex closed up 139.91 points at 58214.59

Smart Beta portfolio is a strategy that ensures safety in the market by investing in good quality companies with strong earning power and high dividend yield. On the other hand, Alpha strategy involves generating outperformance over a specific index fund by constructing a portfolio with higher weightage on top-performing largecap stocks and midcap stocks with good earning growth potential. A Smart Beta portfolio must consist of stocks that are less volatile, have good earning power and high dividend yield.

DRS Dilip Roadlines, Chaman Lal Setia, Vardhman Special, RM Drip and Sprinkle and Arrow Greentech, hit their fresh 52-week highs during the day.

The Nifty Bank index closed 0.26 per cent up at 39999.05.

The NSE Nifty index closed 44.4 points up at 17151.9

Mark Mobius says that from a longer-term perspective, the potential is incredible. The market could go down 10%, 15%, even 20%, that really does not concern me. It could be an opportunity to buy more. So, it really depends on what stocks you are holding. If you are holding stocks with very little debt, with good return on capital, then you should do fine regardless of what happens to the market.

The Nifty IT index closed 0.19 per cent up at 28217.6.

BPCL, NTPC, Coal India Ltd, Adani Ports SEZ and Axis Bank were among the top losers on NSE in today's trade.

Angel One's shares will likely trade ex-dividend a day or two before the record date. When a company goes ex-dividend on a particular date, its stock does not carry the value of the next dividend payment. An ex-dividend date also dictates which shareholders are eligible to receive the dividend payment

Given that SVB is a publicly-listed company, this sale spooked investors. The share price dropped by more than 65% in two days. That created a ripple effect and spread fear among the depositors, who came rushing to withdraw their funds. It prompted a massive liquidity crisis, thereby leading to the collapse.

The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex surged 140 points or 0.24% to settle at 58,214. The broader NSE Nifty rose 44 points or 0.26% to end at 17,152.

India is also home to the richest aviation billionaires, with a wealth of $3.6 billion and $3.3 billion, Rakesh Gangwal and Rahul Bhatia and family of Indigo Airlines are the wealthiest aviation billionaires.

In the last two sessions, comex gold price fell more than 3 per cent from its recent peak of USD 2,010 per ounce as fear of banking crisis eased and investors trimmed their position before the Federal Reserve policy outcome later on Wednesday, Gandhi said.

According to market sources, the grey market premium (GMP) of Udayshivakumar Infra, which indicates the premium commanded by shares in the unlisted market, has dropped down to Rs 6-7.

"The investment aims to bolster the company's capital structure and increase production of energy-efficient radial tyres by more than 10 per cent -- from 32 million to over 35 million tyres a year by 2025," JK Tyre & Industries said.

Currently, the overall power tiller industry in India is around 60,000 units, and is expected to grow to 100,000 units by the year 2025. VST is the leader in the segment and holds a market share of over 65% in the country, the company said.

For a 1-year perspective, invest in largecaps such as the Nifty or a basket of stocks from the Nifty, while midcaps and smallcaps are better suited for a 3-5 year view, according to Nilesh Shah, CEO at Envision Capital. He believes that stocks bought during IPOs could become profitable in five years' time. While echoes of the 2008 financial crisis are being heard, he says history will not repeat itself. Rather, he sees a 2013-type scenario with a possible extended period of consolidation.

The dividend payout is crucial to Vedanta Resources amid concerns over its ability to meet upcoming debt maturities. Rating agencies have flagged its ability to raise funding in times of liquidity crunch and capital-starved market.