NAVs end mixed with positive bias

Equity diversified NAVs ended mixed with positive bias and their advance:decline ratio stood at 138:104. The markets closed the session on a negative note on the back of profit booking in oil & gas exploration, telecom, capital goods, private banking, pharma and cement companies' shares. However, buying in metal, realty and select technology stocks capped the losses to some extent. Sugar and banking stocks bucked the trend in the midcap space.

The 30-share BSE Sensex closed at 17,223.01, down 103 points or 0.59%. The 50-share NSE Nifty fell 0.53% or 27.35 points, to settle at 5,114.45.

On the sectoral front, banking funds closed mixed while technology funds ended higher. FMCG funds ended mixed with positive bias while pharma funds mixed with negative bias.

• Equity diversified NAVs end mixed with positive bias
• Banking funds close mixed
• Technology funds end higher
• FMCG funds end mixed with positive bias
• Pharma funds end mixed with negative bias.

Check out all mutual fund gainers & losers

Here is the day's performance and the gainers and losers across categories.

Equity diversified: Top gainers

• Escorts Leading Sectors Fund (G) up 2.08%
• Birla Sun Life Commodity Equities - Global Agri Plan - Retail Plan (G) up 2.01%
• DBS Chola Small Cap Fund (G) up 1.98%

Equity diversified: Top losers

• LIC MF Growth Fund (G) down 0.72%
• Sundaram BNP Paribas Media & Entertainment Opportunities - Retail (G) down 0.75%
• Tata Growing Economies Infrastructure Fund - Plan A (G) down 0.79%

Tax saving funds: Top gainers

• Escorts Tax Plan (G) up 1.60%
• Bharti AXA Tax Advantage Fund - Retail Plan (G) up 1.22%
• Bharti AXA Tax Advantage Fund - Eco Plan (G) up 1.22%

Tax saving funds: Top losers

• Escorts Tax Plan (G) down 1.60%
• Bharti AXA Tax Advantage Fund - Retail Plan (G) down 1.22%
• Bharti AXA Tax Advantage Fund - Eco Plan (G) down 1.22%

Sector funds: Top gainers

• Birla Sun Life MNC Fund (G) up 1.49%
• JM Basic Fund (G) up 1.46%
• Tata Life Sciences & Technology Fund (G) up 1.44%

Sector funds: Top losers

• Reliance Media & Entertainment Fund (G) down 1.25%
• UTI Energy Fund (G) down 0.63%
• ICICI Pru FMCG Fund (G) down 0.44%

Balanced funds: Top gainers

• ICICI Pru Child Care Plan - Gift Plan up 1.40%
• Escorts Balanced Fund (G) up 1.31%
• HDFC Prudence Fund (G) up 0.40%

Balanced funds: Top losers

• Kotak Dynamic Asset Allocation (G) down 0.93%
• Templeton (I) Childrens Asset Plan - Gift Plan (G) down 0.58%
• FT India Balanced Fund (G) down 0.50%

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