Some value-oriented funds also did well as the fund managers bet on public sector companies in segments like banks, railways, and defence. Large-cap funds, which need to invest at least 80% of their corpus in the top 100 stocks, trailed due to higher exposure to private banks and IT companies, which underperformed the broader markets.
RBI buyback sees strong demand with bids doubling notified amount
At its second buyback auction of FY26, the RBI received bids worth Rs 53,031 crore against a notified Rs 26,000 crore, accepting 99% of it.