“One should remain invested and six months from now, if one is unhappy, then one must extend the time horizon as it is going to be a good journey. There could be one-off events which will keep hurting or impacting the markets but one has to stay invested in equities. This is a good time over the next four, five years.”

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Eight out of the total 37 tax saving mutual fund schemes or Equity Linked Saving Schemes (ELSS) have completed 25 years in the market. Six of these schemes managed to offer around 15-23% annual returns over the 25-year period.

While it boasts a strong track record over market cycles, this performance is often accompanied by higher volatility than many of its peers.

According to an ET poll conducted among 20 banks, fund managers and financial institutions, the RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will likely assess the risk of spillover inflation and a sliding rupee, which could hurt growth of the world's fifth-largest economy.

Not only large cap funds, but most other equity mutual fund categories faltered in beating their respective benchmarks in the five and seven year horizons. Here's our analysis.

Nifty 50 equal weight index concentrates on sectors like financial services, automobile and automotive components, FMCG, healthcare and IT

The exit load is 0.25% of the applicable NAV, if redeemed on or before 30 days from the date of allotment. The minimum subscription amount is Rs. 5,000 per application and in multiples of Re 1 thereafter.

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TMFs are passively managed open-ended debt mutual funds that track a benchmark bond index with a pre-defined maturity date. To understand better, you can compare these funds to traditional investment avenues such as fixed deposits (FDs).

Liquidity in the banking system has slipped into deficit for the first time in three years. Shrinking liquidity and a pick-up in credit demand are expected to result in short-term interest rates firming up.

The scheme will generate returns by investing in units of Gold and Silver ETFs; the daily weights shall be market driven with the starting (NFO) allocation of 70:30.

Among equity mutual funds category, the large cap category was the worst hit. Around 91% of the schemes underperformed in the seven-year horizon.

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Fund managers believe that RBI can raise rates by 40-50 bps in the upcoming policy. The Fed rate hike has impacted the global equity markets as well as the bond markets.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned that the process of conquering the highest inflation in 40 years will involve some pain.

With this, total inflow has reached to Rs 61,258 crore in the first five months of the current fiscal. This came following an inflow of over Rs 1.24 lakh crore in the 2021-22 financial year.

The Nifty Auto Index is designed to reflect the behavior and performance of the automobile segment of the financial market.

Debt fund managers said that it is the right time to invest in credit risk funds because the valuations and outlook are very positive.

SBI Nifty Midcap 150 Index Fund and SBI Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund are open-ended schemes that would replicate the performance of the underlying indices - Nifty Midcap 150 Index and Nifty Smallcap 250 Index, respectively.

“I have been following a not so disciplined asset allocation because of restrictions of my job, but I have diversified myself in equity, real estate, gold and fixed income. I am largely an equity investor but I have exposure in all the asset classes. I am not able to move from one asset class to another as freely as I would have loved because of the restrictions of my job.”

There is always a debate on how much diversification is okay in a mutual fund scheme. Nippon India Small Cap Fund holds 147 stocks and Samir Rachh says it is justifiable.

Investors eyeing visible returns, low expenses and a portfolio of high-quality bonds or government securities are buying target maturity funds.

Navneet Munot and Vetri Subramniam were speaking at the Morningstar Investment Conference, 2022, in Mumbai about sustainable investing.

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Equity strategist Kranthi Bathini of Wealth Mills Securities opines that the impact of Fed meet’s outcome would be relatively less on India. “We are in a better position fundamentally. We never had zero interest rates and no ultra-loose monetary policies to trouble us. Fed rate hikes impact us as well but to a lesser extent,” he said.

Value funds have been doing really well recently. Three value schemes have completed 25 years in the market.

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The Portfolio Doctor assesses the health of the fund portfolio, examines the schemes and their suitability with regard to the goals and, if required, recommends corrective measures. The advice given is based on the performance of the funds, the risk profile of the investor as well as his financial goals.

Given uncertanities, experts suggest avoiding incremental investments in long duration funds or bonds.

The fund has put in a strong showing since 2020 with the fund ranking in the top quartile in its category. The presence of a veteran fund manager at its helm gives comfort for the long term.

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The CPSE ETF has offered 35% returns in the last one year, 16% in 6-months and 11.54% returns in three months. Mutual fund analysts say that this performance may continue for some more time.

Domestic investors lost about Rs 3 lakh crore from their kitty as the total market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms plunged to Rs 285.9 lakh crore from Rs 283 lakh crore during the session

Persistently high inflation increases the pressure on the central bank to hike rates more aggressively, leading to a rise in bond yields and losses for bond holders.

​​​India has slashed the base import prices of gold, palm oil, and crude soya oil, the government said in a statement late on Thursday. Meanwhile, holdings of SPDR Gold Trust , the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, rose 0.15% to 962.01 tonnes on Thursday from 960.56 tonnes on Wednesday. Spot silver dipped 0.7% to $19.01 per ounce.

The scheme will invest 80 percent of the corpus in equity related securities as per the different business cycles. The portfolio will be focused on a few selected sectors which are likely to do well in a particular business cycle.

In the calendar year 2022, sector funds have seen inflows worth Rs 12,584 crore. This includes net outflows of around Rs 1,266 crore in August.

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According to the fund house, the Nifty 50 Equal Weight Index invests in the top 50 stocks in India based on market capitalization.

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As per Sebi norms, multicap funds are those which have to invest ​25% of their portfolio in each capitalisation category. This means at least 25% each in large-cap companies, midcaps, and smallcap companies.

Out of hundreds of schemes in the Indian mutual fund industry, only 50 have completed 25 years. And out of these 50, there are only five large cap funds. In this article we will examine how these large cap funds have performed over the last 25 years.

The Nifty100 Low Volatility 30 Index follows a disciplined process of assigning a higher weight to less volatile stocks and a lower weight to high volatility stocks.

Smart Beta investing involves stock selection and weighting that is done based on pre-defined factors.

Among them is Sona BLW Precision, a components manufacturer, where domestic fund managers bought an additional 3.62 crore shares to take the MF holding to 11.96 crore shares in August from 8.33 crore shares in July, valuing Rs 1,892 crore. This stock is down 27 per cent year-to-date.

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According to data from Association of Mutual Funds in India, there has also been a reduction in the number of folios with Gold ETF funds. The folios have gone down from 46,42,602 in July to 46,09,726 in August, 2022.

The fund portfolio has expanded but retains large positions in its top bets. It has replicated the fund house’s impressive track record of outperformance within a short span of time, but has seen a dip over the last year. Investors can take comfort in the proven capabilities of its fund manager to steer the fund in the right direction.

Investors must identify the right maturity buckets and align the time horizon of their goals with the fund tenure.

Swastik Pipes is promoted by Sandeep Bansal, Anupama Bansal, Shashwat Bansal and Geeta Devi Aggarwal. The company has been a leading manufacturer and exporter of T.T. Swastik Band high-quality mild steel/carbon steel ERW black and galvanized pipes/tubes since 1973.

Leading stock exchange BSE on Monday said it has received the final approval from the capital markets regulator Sebi for introducing the Electronic Gold Receipt (EGR) on its platform.

A long bear candle was formed on the daily chart, which chart readers say indicate a sharp down-trended movement in the market. Nifty’s biggest support will be at 16,907, while 17,166 could be the resistance in the near term.

The index breached its important support levels, and pullback rallies should be utilized to initiate fresh short positions. The higher-end resistance is visible at the 39,500-40,000 zone, and the next support is seen at the 38,000 level.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 53.57 points, or 0.18%, at the open to 29,536.84.

The Nifty50 index plunged by more than 1 per cent for the second consecutive day in a row, and it looks like the index officially entered a ‘sell on rise’ zone.Crucial support for the index is at 200-DMA around 17,000, then at 16,800, while 17,200-17,500 will likely act as a hurdle, suggest experts. A pullback could be on the cards as the index is trading close to oversold levels.

Gold prices in the national capital rose by Rs 138 to Rs 49,786 per 10 grams on Monday, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had closed at Rs 49,648 per 10 grams.

Apart from their capabilities, HCL has partnerships with Amazon Web Services (AWS), IBM, Microsoft, Google (for cloud), Dell, CISCO, Adobe, etc. to provide solutions to clients in their digital journey.The company earned 88 per cent revenue in FY22 from services and reported a CAGR growth of 10.6 per cent in FY20-22.

In the last one decade, BSE Sensex, Nifty and BSE500 index have delivered negative returns only once. On the other nine instances, the benchmark indices and broader market barometers have settled flat to higher by up to 9 per cent.The exception came in the year 2015 (October 12 to November 11), when BSE Sensex and Nifty50 tanked 4 per cent each, whereas the BSE500 index dropped 3 per cent during the period.

The NSE Nifty index closed 311.05 points down at 17016.3

The 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 953.7 points at 57145.22

The 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 953.7 points at 57145.22

The regulator conducted an investigation in the scrip of Global Infratech and Finance Ltd (GIFL) for the period December 2017 to February 2018 to ascertain any violations of PFUTP (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices) norms.

It is the first corporate mover in the direction, and aims to provide a fully transparent and digital process for the customers, acknowledging the purity of the gold being sold.In India, end-users do not have a transparent mechanism to sell their gold and eventually sell the physical gold at lower prices. Customers usually sell gold at the shop they procured it from.

The Nifty IT index closed 0.57 per cent up at 26743.65.

“The key beneficiary of decline in the palm oil prices are the soap manufacturers like HUL and Godrej Consumer Products. Also, companies like Britannia and other food companies will gain from the decline in the palm oil prices. In terms of falling crude prices, crude derivatives, paint companies are expected to gain because crude has fallen from levels of $120 to $86 now. ”

The partially convertible rupee slid 0.8% to 81.6225 per dollar, having touched an all-time low of 81.6526 during the day, as stocks and currencies tumbled across Asia on global growth concerns.The dollar index traded above 113-levels for the first time since 2002 as deep tax cuts in the UK sent the sterling to a record low.

The 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 953.7 points at 57145.22

On the other hand, shares of India Cements were 5.35 per cent lower at Rs 239.90 over its last day’s closing of Rs 253.45 a piece. The stock has risen nearly 23 per cent in the past year while it has fallen about 17 per cent in the last week.

The 30-share Sensex fell 953.70 points to end at 57,145.22. Its broader peer, Nifty50, dropped 311 points and closed just near the above 17,000 mark.

In the Nifty pack, 7 stocks closed in the green, while 43 stocks ended in the red.

For Infosys, the global brokerage maintains a ‘Buy’ call with a target price of Rs 1700, resulting in an upside potential of around 22% from the current market price. The stock on a YTD has corrected by a sharp 26%. Of the total 39 analysts' recommendations on the stock, the consensus recommendation is a Buy, with a strong buy call by as many as 26 analysts.

The 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 953.7 points at 57145.22

“India is a fastest growing economy and the best market to invest in as well as in terms of growth in the world today. But regardless of that, whatever be the best market, there is some value and beyond that investors start getting worried. It is human psychology to compare. Indonesia is doing very well, Vietnam is doing very well but they are smaller markets.”

Tata Motors, Hindalco, Adani Ports SEZ, Maruti Suzuki and Eicher Motors were among the top losers on NSE in today's trade.

High volatility has buffeted Russian markets in the last week. The rouble and stocks recovered ground after initially slumping as President Vladimir Putin said he had signed a decree on a partial military mobilisation, significantly escalating what Russia calls its "special military operation" in Ukraine.

​In the international markets, gold prices have been struggling near two-and-a-half-year lows, but the bullion is trading about a per cent higher or up by Rs 226 at Rs 49,628 on MCX. Spot prices of gold were around Rs 49,500 on Monday.

Meanwhile to manufacture additional quantities of the vaccine and to ensure the continuance of the manufacturing and the supply of all other vaccines against poultry, sheep, goat and cattle, Hester is undergoing capacity expansion. This capacity expansion would be completed in January 2023, the company said.

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Power Grid is entering into a cash-rich mature asset ownership stage, with limited growth potential in the conventional transmission space. So, hypothetically, if REC is acquired closer to CMP or PFC's acquisition price of March 2019, Power Grid may end up earning an 11% dividend, the brokerage firm said.

“Higher energy costs have impacted us but we have negotiated with our customers and they have given the pass through. Now there is no impact and this time, it is working very well. We are running it profitably. Due to operations in Romania and China, we are getting a lot of direct orders from Europe and China also.”

The stock has managed to close above its 200-day moving average. The daily RSI (14) has confirmed a range shift. Thus we advise traders to buy the stock on dips near 73 for an upside target of 80 in the coming week.

In the eurozone, Frankfurt's DAX index dropped 0.3 percent to 12,245.22 points and the Paris CAC 40 dipped 0.1 percent to 5,776.18.Milan's FTSE MIB rose 0.2 percent to 21,113.66 points as markets assessed Italy's future political landscape after eurosceptic populists swept to victory in the eurozone member's general election.

A total of 47,698 shares changed hands on the counter till 02:10PM (IST)

A total of 260,122 shares changed hands on the counter till 02:00PM (IST)

A total of 30,613 shares changed hands on the counter till 01:50PM (IST).

On the technical charts, the RSI of the stock stood at 46.91.

A total of 36,602 shares changed hands on the counter till time (IST).

Harsha Engineers International is the largest manufacturer of precision bearing cages, in terms of revenue, in the organised sector in India, and amongst the leading manufacturers of precision bearing cages in the world.

Ball Corporation, a US manufacturer of beverage cans, reduced its five-year volume growth outlook for North America due to sluggish demand. The company also highlighted that beverage cans volumes could weaken in the short term due to the impending recession in the US and the fall in aluminium prices.

“One should remain invested and six months from now, if one is unhappy, then one must extend the time horizon as it is going to be a good journey. There could be one-off events which will keep hurting or impacting the markets but one has to stay invested in equities. This is a good time over the next four, five years.”

Central banks in numerous oil-consuming countries, including the United States, the world's biggest crude user, have raised interest rates to fight surging inflation which has led to concerns the tightening could trigger an economic slowdown.

A total of 26,760 shares changed hands on the counter till 01:19PM (IST).

A total of 28,573 shares changed hands on the counter till 01:14PM (IST).