Equity Funds

Bernanke scare: Investors pull out $3 bn from EM equity funds

According to information available with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), the foreign institutional investors (FIIs) pulled out $580 million from the Indian market during the week under review.

'Majority of retail investors stick to equity MF investments'

Notwithstanding volatility in the stock market, over 60 percent of retail investors have stuck to their investments in equity mutual fund schemes for more than two years, rating agency Crisil has said.

Why investors are giving up on BRIC equity funds

The term, coined in 2001 by Goldman Sachs banker Jim O'Neill, provided a catchy acronym to unite the four biggest emerging economies, two of which were also growing at turbo-charged 9-12 percent rates.

IT, pharma mutual funds shine on renewed investor interest

The BSE Sensex gained 1.1 percent in August, but IT stocks outperformed as the BSE IT index surged 8.3 percent after falling 7.3 percent in July, with shares in India's top software services firm TCS rising 8 percent, and rival Infosys gaining 6 percent.

Equity funds gain highest in June on reform hopes

Egged on by the recovery in the global business sentiment, India's diversified stock funds posted their strongest gains in five months in June.

Equity funds post worst quarterly returns in 3 years

Equity funds post worst month since January

The dismal showing in August was largely due to the underperformance of mid- and small-cap stocks.