Huge outflow from debt funds in March: Why did it happen and what can you do?

Debt funds have witnessed an outflow of Rs 2.95 lakh crore in March, AMFI data has shown. But analysts have pointed out that retail mutual fund investors need not panic since this huge figure is more reflective of movement of institutional funds than of retail investors. But it is still important to know why institutional funds flowed out in such big amount.

Kolkata: While equity funds registered a growth in investment in March, debt funds witnessed just the opposite, recording an outflow of Rs 2.95 lakh crore in on month, AMFI data has shown. Analysts have pointed out that this huge amount is a result of treasury operations in liquid and overnight funds and did not constitute panic selling among retail investors. “The pressure was concentrated in short-term and treasury-oriented categories, which suggests........

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