In December, 34 mutual fund NFOs raised Rs 13,852 crore, with 33 open-ended and one close-ended fund. Sectoral and thematic funds led with Rs 11,337 crore. Key launches included funds from Aditya Birla, Axis, Bajaj Finserv, and ICICI Prudential. Index funds raised Rs 1,361 crore, and multi-asset allocation funds mobilised Rs 470 crore.
Fragile US-Iran talks: Gold rises to Rs 1.53 lakh; silver jumps nearly Rs 10,000. What’s next?
Gold and silver prices surged in India, tracking global trends, weaker dollar, and US-Iran dialogue hopes. Gold rose 1% while silver jumped 4%, amid thin