“The whole penetration story continues to play in the mutual fund industry and this is one of the reasons that is driving flows through the SIP route. Besides, SIP has become an alternative investment avenue, and has done well over a 3-year period,” said Sameer Bhise, banking analyst at JM Financial Institutional Securities.
Global Market Today: Asian stocks climb after tech shares power Wall Street
MSCI Inc.’s gauge of Asian shares climbed 0.5%, with memory chipmakers Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. the top contributors to gains. South Korea’s