More From Livemint »Unlike China’s mom-and-pop day traders, Indian households tap into the market mainly through mutual funds. Retail investors now own 85% of such funds invested in equities, compared with 38% of bond mutual funds. Government-backed small savings schemes, once popular with individuals, are less so now. Will retail investors who came late to the party have the patience, or the nerve, to buy and hold? In June, CPI inflation was 1.5%, down from 2.2% in May, making those small savings plans the most attractive in five years.

Source: Mint July 24, 2017 03:00 UTC