News Overview

Should long term investors stick to pure equity funds, or shift towards multiple asset classes?

FPI flows stayed weak as equity selling led to INR 82.27 bn outflows, slightly lower than last week, while marginal debt and primary inflows failed to lift sentiment.

For the month of December 2025, Nifty closed -28 bps lower, but closed 10.5% higher for the calendar year 2025

After cutting rates by 175 bps since September 2024, the FOMC is divided over future strategy

After a subdued performance in October, November saw a sharp revival in IIP

Stocks in focus today: Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Housing Finance, Bank of Baroda, Avenue Supermarts, and PNB on strong growth in customers, loans, AUM, and revenues.

Midcap 100 Ends December With Modest Losses

In Dec 2025, Nifty Midcap 100 fell 0.92%, ending prior gains as IT, consumer discretionary and healthcare stocks declined, while commodities outperformed.

FPI flows into India weakened sharply as equity selling dominated, leading to INR 96.4 bn outflows, while modest debt inflows failed to lift subdued sentiment.

Some of these shifts are visible, but changes in 2026 will have far-reaching implications for financial planning