Continuing with the weak momentum in the previous month, the markets continued to sulk in January. Given that it was a period running up to the Union Budget, markets were in an uncertain mode. All the main indices ended in the red during January 2023. FIIs continued to sell. They sold stocks worth Rs. 30,000 crore during the month. The Nifty as well as the mid and small-cap indices recorded somewhat similar performances in January. During the month, 171 of the 311 PMS strategies (a little over half) delivered better returns than the Nifty. Asset allocation would have worked, given that multi-asset fund strategies had a strong January.















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