NAVs end with negative returns

Equity diversified NAVs ended lower and their advance:decline ratio stood at 11:242. The Nifty ended a volatile session lower. Metal, oil and gas, realty, auto, capital goods, power and pharma stocks witnessed selling pressure. However, buying interest was seen in IT stocks.

The Sensex was down 50.06 points or 0.29% at 17052.54 and the Nifty was down 22.50 points or 0.44% at 5101.50.

On the sectoral front, pharma funds ended mixed while FMCG funds closed mixed with positive bias. Technology funds finished higher while banking funds lower.

However, long and short term debt funds closed with positive returns.

• Equity diversified NAVs end lower
• Pharma funds end mixed
• FMCG funds close mixed with positive bias
• Technology funds finish higher
• Banking funds end lower
• Long and short term debt funds close with positive returns

Check out all mutual fund gainers & losers

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

Equity diversified: Top gainers

• Tata Growing Economies Infrastructure Fund - Plan A (G) up 0.51%
• Religare Mid N Small Cap Fund (G) up 0.33%
• ICICI Pru Indo Asia Equity Fund - Retail Plan (G) up 0.32%

Equity diversified: Top losers

• Escorts Growth Plan (G) down 1.57%
• Escorts Leading Sectors Fund (G) down 1.28%
• Escorts High Yield Equity Plan (G) down 1.28%

Tax saving funds: Top gainers

• Sahara Tax Gain (G) up 0.03%

Tax saving funds: Top losers

• Sundaram BNP Paribas Tax Saver (OE) (G) down 1.27%
• ICICI Pru Tax Plan (G) down 1.12%
• Tata Infrastructure Tax Saving Fund (G) down 1.06%

Sector funds: Top gainers

• SBI Magnum FMCG Fund up 0.91%
• ICICI Pru FMCG Fund (G) up 0.55%
• Franklin Pharma Fund (G) up 0.23%

Sector funds: Top losers

• JM Basic Fund (G) down 1.25%
• Reliance Media & Entertainment Fund (G) down 1.06%
• Sundaram BNP Paribas Select Thematic Energy Opportunities Funds (G) down 1.02%

Balanced funds: Top gainers

• Canara Robeco Balance (G) up 0.11%
• Reliance Regular Savings Fund - Balanced Option (G) up 0.05%

Balanced funds: Top losers

• ICICI Pru Child Care Plan - Gift Plan down 1.09%
• Escorts Balanced Fund (G) down 0.93%
• LIC MF Balanced Fund - C (G) down 0.83%

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