Flows into equity mutual fund schemes fall 33%, liquid plans rebound

Flows into equity mutual fund (MF) schemes fell 33 per cent while that of liquid and money-market plans rebounded 2.5 times in November, data released by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) showed. 

Industry players attributed the fall in equity flows to a spike in market volatility.

But investor sentiment towards debt schemes was improving as the impact of the IL&FS crisis has been fading with bond prices rallying amid sharp drop in global crude prices.

Equity schemes reported inflows of Rs 84 billion in November against Rs 126 billion in the previous month. Despite the drop, flows into systematic investment