As FY2025-26 begins, investors should align strategies with risk profiles. Conservative investors can focus on debt and hybrid funds, moderates on large-caps and dynamic allocation, and aggressive investors on mid/small-caps and sectoral themes. SIPs remain key amid global volatility, inflation concerns, and supportive domestic fundamentals post-Union Budget.
Credit card issuance hits strongest pace in more than two years
The additions were led, once again, by the country’s largest issuers. HDFC Bank topped the list, adding 163,000 net new credit cards and edging past