Arbitrage funds benefit from the price difference between cash and futures market. They earn a spread by buying in the cash market and selling in the futures market. Financial planners point out that many investors who are staggering investments into equities use arbitrage funds as a parking vehicle, due to lower taxation as compared to debt funds.
Titan’s CV Venkataraman optimistic that Budget will boost consumer spending in urban markets
The customs duty had about 550 crore estimated impact when the announcements came in July and it is by and large played out to that