Markets regulator Sebi on Wednesday extended the timeline till March 1 for the implementation of an additional incentives structure for mutual fund distributors for onboarding new individual investors from B-30 cities and new women investors from any city.
Despite headline index weakness, underlying market structure shows improvement with successive higher bottoms forming. Rohit Srivastava notes heavy sectoral rotation, with banking, metals, and autos showing strength. He favors second-line private lenders over large banks for better momentum.