The BSE 500 index will undergo a significant overhaul from December 22, with 32 additions and 32 exits as part of the semi-annual reconstitution. Changes span 28 indices, affecting large, mid and small companies across sectors.
Ashi Anand says Indias 18-month market consolidation is easing as growth improves, earnings strengthen and sentiment turns optimistic. He favours domestic themes, banks and digital plays while remaining cautious on global cyclicals, pharma and IT amid valuation and macro uncertainties.
Investor flows are diverging, says Sanjay Shah of Prudent Corporate. While SIPs continue to channel steady money into mid- and smallcaps, fresh allocations are moving toward hybrid, multi-asset, and large-and-midcap funds. New AMCs, NFOs, and SEBI incentives are driving added traction.
Gold ETFs invest directly in physical gold, require a demat account, offer real-time liquidity, and have lower expenses. Gold ETF FoFs invest in ETF units, need no demat, allow low-ticket SIPs, carry higher expenses, and follow NAV-based pricing.
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Despite the Sensex ending the week almost unchanged, 35 BSE500 stocks fell for five straight sessions, with 12 names dropping over 7%. OLA Electric, GRSE, Latent View and KPR Mill recorded the steepest declines.
Five equity mutual funds have fallen more than 10% in 2025, led by steep declines in Samco and small-cap schemes. Overall, 69 funds delivered negative returns, with most losses ranging from marginal dips to high single digits.
Indias massive household gold holdings, worth $3.8 trillion, far exceed decades of FDI inflows. Redirecting even part of this unproductive wealth through proposed procurement and gold-bond schemes could ease trade deficits, boost capital formation, and lessen dependence on foreign investment.
Large cap mutual funds have delivered up to 27.1% annualised returns over three years, led by BHARAT 22 ETF. Several Sensex Next 50 ETFs also performed strongly, while five major schemes lagged.
