DSIJ Mindshare

As Anurag Mittal, Deputy- Head of Fixed Income, UTI Mutual Fund, indicates in this interview, fixed income mutual funds still offer a multitude of added benefits such as better transmission of policy rate changes with the possibility of mark-to-market gain in periods of interest rate cuts or faster re-pricing during periods of rate hikes

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Headline inflation has come down in the last few months, which is a positive factor.

The domestic interest rate also seems to be stabilising at the current level, suggesting that the valuation may bottom out at the current level.

Inflation has been declining from its peak due to a favourable base effect and fall in food prices.