NAVs surged led positive market rally

The sector funds too were on buyer’s radar leading to all the funds rising and ending with positive returns.

The uptick in the market was caused by various factors, the prominent ones being appreciation in rupee, value buying by institutional investors, rate cut hopes, eurozone progress, better US economic data and Fed's decision to keep rates near zero till the 2014. 
The Sensex rose 330.25 points or 1.96%, to close at 17,193.55 and the Nifty moved up 111.95 points or 2.20%, to end at 5,199.25.

In the debt market space, the possible rate cut by RBI in its next policy review meeting boosted overall debt market. All the funds offering fixed and floating rate of interest in Short term and Long term category advanced with no decline seen in either category.

Check out all mutual fund gainers & losers

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

Equity funds: Top gainers

*  JM Core 11 Fund (G) up 3.63%
*  Principal Dividend Yield Fund (G) up 2.83%
*  Motilal Oswal MOSt Shares M50 ETF up 2.63%

Equity funds: Top losers

*  No Losers

Tax saving funds: Top gainers

*  L&T Tax Advantage Fund - Series I (G) up 2.44%
*  IDFC Tax Advantage (ELSS) Fund (G)
*  Bharti AXA Tax Advantage Fund - Eco Plan (G) up 2.30%

Tax saving funds: Top losers

*  No Losers

Sector funds: Top gainers

*  Reliance Banking Exchange Traded Fund up 3.91%
*  UTI Banking Sector Fund (G) up 3.62%
*  Religare Banking Fund - Regular Plan (G) up 3.59%

Sector funds: Top losers

*  No Losers

Balanced funds: Top gainers

*  Escorts Balanced Fund (G) up 2.03%
*  Sundaram Balanced Fund - Regular Plan (G) up 1.89%
*  DSP BlackRock Balanced Fund (G) up 1.88%

Balanced funds: Top losers

*  No Losers

Debt funds: Top gainers

*  Birla Sun Life Income Plus (Discipline Advantage Plan) up 0.13%
*  Templeton India Govt Sec - Provident Fund (G) up 0.27%.

Debt funds: Top losers

*  Birla Sun Life Short Term Fund (G) down 0.01%