As per data from Franklin Templeton, sectoral and thematic funds garnered ₹70,072, or 31% of the total net inflows of ₹2.27 lakh crore, in the past 12 months. This helped make sectoral funds the second-largest equity mutual fund category after flexi-cap funds, with assets of ₹3.37 lakh crore, constituting 13% of the total equity mutual fund assets of ₹25.4 lakh crore.
Banks unlikely to reduce deposit rates despite RBI easing
Following the latest repo rate decrease, bankers foresee only slight adjustments to deposit rates. The landscape, characterized by sluggish savings yields and elevated credit-deposit ratios,