NAVs end with positive returns

Equity diversified NAVs ended higher with advance:decline ratio of 220:3. The benchmark Nifty closed on a flat note after showing smart recovery from day's low. Capital goods and telecom stocks along with ONGC, SBI, ICICI Bank, Infosys, HUL and PNB saw buying interest and helped the Nifty to close positive. However, selling metal and auto stocks along with NTPC, Wipro, TCS, ITC and DLF capped the gains to major extent.

The 30-share BSE Sensex closed at 15,935.61, up 19.96 points, after seeing day's high of 16,061.41 and low of 15,651.99. The 50-share NSE Nifty touched an intraday high of 4,799.05 and low of 4,675.40, before ending at 4,760.40, up 3.15 points.

All sectoral funds advanced. Long and short term debt funds also ended higher; their advance:decline ratio stood at 55:14 and 92:5, respectively.

• Equity diversified NAVs end higher
• All sectoral funds advance
• Long and short term debt funds end higher

Check out all mutual fund gainers & losers

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

Equity diversified: Top gainers

• Birla Sun Life Commodity Equities - Global Precious Metals Plan -RP (G) up 3.62%
• Canara Robeco F.O.R.C.E Fund - Retail Plan (G) up 2.45%
• SBI Magnum Emerging Businesses Fund (G) up 2.13%

Equity diversified: Top losers

• Tata Growing Economies Infrastructure Fund - Plan A (G) down 1.29%
• Birla Sun Life International Equity Fund - Plan A (G) down 0.61%
• Franklin Asian Equity Fund (G) down 0.23%

Tax saving funds: Top gainers

• Canara Robeco Equity Tax Saver (G) up 1.90%
• DBS Chola Tax Advantage Fund - Series I (G) up 1.63%
• JM Tax Gain Fund (G) up 1.59%

Tax saving funds: Top losers

• No Losers

Sector funds: Top gainers

• Reliance Media & Entertainment Fund (G) up 2.29%
• JM Telecom Sector Fund (G) up 2.11%
• Birla Sun Life MNC Fund (G) up 1.67%

Sector funds: Top losers

• No Losers

Balanced funds: Top gainers

• Reliance Regular Savings Fund - Balanced Option (G) up 2.32%
• Principal Child Benefit Fund - Career Builder Plan up 1.30%
• Escorts Balanced Fund (G) up 1.19%

Balanced funds: Top losers

• No Losers

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