Equity mutual funds have offered nearly 9% gain in October led by strong performances from sectoral and thematic funds that topped the return charts. There were 578 equity mutual funds in the said time period, of which 568 funds gave positive returns and 10 gave negative returns in October.
Market Wrap: Sensex falls 142 points, Nifty holds 23,900; HDFC Bank shares tumble 3%
Indian stock market closed in the red, with benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty falling up to 0.2% as Iran-US tensions simmered and rupee declined. Broader