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| Index | 02-Jun-23 | 26-May-23 | Change |
| Nifty 50 | 18,534 | 18,499 | 0.19% |
| Nifty 500 | 15,811 | 15,696 | 0.73% |
| Nifty Midcap 50 | 9,630 | 9,428 | 2.14% |
| Nifty Smallcap 100 | 10,321 | 10,010 | 3.11% |
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Commodity funds include investment in commodities such as petroleum, gold, silver. They generate returns based on the price movements of the underlying commodities same as equity mutual funds generate returns base on their underlying equity assets.
These funds offer diversification benefits and act as an inflation hedge in times of turmoil (Ex: gold mutual funds). These could be a better alternative than holding physical commodities. Although the fund manager has more expertise in dealing with commodities, one should keep in mind that commodities typically have a much larger cycle than equities. Some funds might invest in certain commodity futures which increase the added risk.
Here’s the list of curated readings for you this week:
Personal Finance
- NPS – An excellent way to secure your retirement – Comparing the NPS to an alternative instrument with a 2 percent annual charge, assuming both offer an 8 percent annual growth rate (conservative estimate) after 30 years, NPS accumulates around 1.6 to 1.7 times more than the alternative Read here.
- Sebi fee review to make a big dent in MFs’ profits – The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) may negatively impact India’s mutual fund sector with its proposal to review total expense ratio (TER) regulations, according to brokerage Nuvama. Read here.
- A profit boom is coming – Morgan Stanley Report: The share of profits in GDP has doubled from all-time lows hit in 2020 and are set to rise further – maybe even double from here – leading to strong absolute and relative earnings. This explains India’s apparently rich headline equity valuations. Triggered by supply-side reforms by the government, we expect a major rise in investments, a moderation in the CAD and an increase in credit to GDP to support the coming profit growth. Read here
- India Industrial credit growth remains low, while personal unsecured loans grow sharply. Read twitter thread here
- Investing in broad indices may give a false sense of diversification – investors in the S&P 500 Index may think they are getting exposure to a diversified basket of 500 companies. But today, the top 10 mega-cap companies in the index account for almost 35% of its entire market capitalization. Read here.
- Credit profiles of microfinanciers to strengthen this fiscal – Assets under management (AUM) of non-banking financial company-microfinance institutions (NBFC-MFIs) is set to grow 25-30% this fiscal amid improving asset quality and continued traction in economic activity. Read here
Economy
- India’s unemployment problem – India will need to create 70 million new jobs over the next 10 years, wrote Pranjul Bhandari, chief India economist at HSBC, in a note earlier this month. But only 24 million will likely be created, leaving behind “46 million missing jobs.” Read here
- Investment more than consumption leading India’s economic growth – A surge in investments that offset sluggish consumption to boost India’s growth in 2022-23 is expected to power the economy in the current financial year as the government pushes ahead with massive capital expenditure plans, economists said. Read here.
- FY2023 fiscal deficit of Rs. 17.3 trillion restricted within revised target – Non-tax revenues overshot FY2023 RE by Rs. 244 billion, offsetting the shortfall in disinvestment receipts Read here.
- US Congress averts historic default, approves debt-limit suspension- The Treasury Department had warned it would be unable to pay all its bills on June 5 if Congress failed to act by then Read here.
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