Sharp rise in Mutual fund inflows
In today’s market conditions, retail investors are playing a vital role in indirectly supporting the stock market . The short answer is through mutual funds. The mutual fund industry has witnessed a multifold jump in monthly contributions. If we make a comparison of monthly inflows from 2016 with today’s inflows, the increase has been six times, from 3300 crores in 2016 to Rs. 19000 crores in March 2024. As the Indian economy stands strong with a good economic number, retail participants are doubling down on their bets and taking stock markets to higher levels. Today, mutual funds have about 8.20 crore SIP accounts through which investors regularly invest. Month SIP Contribution Rs. crore FY 2023-24 FY 2022-23 FY 2016-17 Total during FY 199219 155972 43,921 March 19,271 14,276 4,335 February 19,187 13,686 4,050 January 18,838 13,856 4,095 December 17,610 13,573 3,973 November 17,073 13,306 3,884 October 16,928 13,041 3,434 September 16,042 12,976 3,698 August 15,814 12693 3,4...