Arbitrage funds benefit from the price difference between cash and futures market. They earn a spread by buying in the cash market and selling in the futures market. Financial planners point out that many investors who are staggering investments into equities use arbitrage funds as a parking vehicle, due to lower taxation as compared to debt funds.
Rupee declines first time in eight sessions as Brent oil prices rise above $112
On Thursday, the Indian rupee declined for the first time in eight trading sessions. This occurred even amid foreign portfolio investment inflows for the Jio