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Key Takeaways HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth recorded a NAV of ₹549.72 on 7 October 2026, declining 0.42% for the day. Historical performance stood at -2.67% over one year, with three- and five-year CAGRs of 10.31% and 13.09%.

Key Takeaways SBI Contra Fund Direct Growth’s NAV was verified at ₹396.0702 for 7 October 2026 through the permitted Value Research Direct Plan Growth record. The 5paisa performance snapshot dated 6 October reported a one-year return of -

Key Takeaways Nippon India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth recorded a NAV of ₹205.71 on 7 October 2026 after a 0.20% daily decline. The one-year return was 8.80%, with three- and five-year CAGRs of 14.67% and 17.81%, respectively. The latest

Key Takeaways HDFC Flexi Cap Fund Direct Growth recorded a NAV of ₹2,168.23 on 7 October 2026, down 0.50% for the day. Historical returns stood at -2.78% over one year, 14.70% annualised over three years and 15.40% annualised over five year

Key Takeaways Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund Direct Growth recorded a NAV of ₹88.84 on 7 October 2026, declining 0.18% for the day. The performance table reported a one-year return of -4.31%, a three-year CAGR of 12.34% and a five-year CAGR of

Key Takeaways Brent crude was quoted at approximately $101.74 per barrel, up $1.16 or 1.15% from the previous settlement in the post-Indian-market trading window. WTI crude was around $89.86 per barrel, up $0.42 or 0.47% from its previo

Key Takeaways Multi-cap funds returned an average 12.95% over six months, compared with 9.31% for flexi-cap funds. Over three and five years, multi-cap category returns were also ahead of flexi-caps in the ET Mutual Funds dataset. Despite t

Key Takeaways Franklin India Small Cap Fund has crossed the ₹14,000-crore assets-under-management mark. A historical ₹10,000 monthly SIP over 20 years was worth nearly ₹1.94 crore as of 31 August 2026. The fund's 15-year return was re

Key Takeaways Quant Small Cap Fund recorded a 10-year SIP XIRR of 25.39% based on Value Research data as of 5 October 2026. A ₹10,000 monthly SIP would have involved ₹12 lakh of total contributions and reached approximately ₹46.09 lakh

Key Takeaways: PGIM India Global Select Real Estate Securities FoF is scheduled to resume lump-sum subscriptions from 8 October 2026. New SIP registrations in the PGIM scheme will remain unavailable, according to data reported by Mint. Inte

Key Takeaways: Three new mutual fund schemes opened for subscription on 5 October and are scheduled to close on 19 October 2026. The launches include the Kotak Nifty 500 Index Fund, JioBlackRock Income Plus Arbitrage Omni FoF and an HDFC hybr

Key Takeaways The gap between the highest- and lowest-returning SIF strategies reached 43.03 percentage points on a since-inception basis. Quant's qSIF AAA delivered a 31.09% return, while ITI's Diviniti Equity recorded an 11.94% loss. Diff