Direct equity buying by investors moderate, households route savings via mutual funds: NSE report

Direct equity buying by investors moderate, households route savings via mutual funds: NSE report

MUMBAI: While direct participation by individual investors in the equity market has moderated after record inflows in 2024, Indian households have continued to channel their savings into equities through mutual funds, highlighting sustained confidence in equities as a long-term wealth creation avenue, according to a report by the National Stock Exchange (NSE).The report noted that…

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Capital market: Mutual funds could beat banks in credit; Kotak AMC Nilesh Shah explains what investors should do

Capital market: Mutual funds could beat banks in credit; Kotak AMC Nilesh Shah explains what investors should do

Credit provided by India’s capital markets could eventually surpass bank lending, Kotak Mahindra AMC managing director and CEO Nilesh Shah said on Tuesday, underscoring a structural shift in how the economy is financed.Speaking at an event in Mumbai, Shah said credit, which was traditionally dominated by banks, is increasingly being provided by capital markets and…

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