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Analysts are positive on the non-banking financial company (NBFC) segment in the long-term, even as their net interest margins are seen compressing in the next few quarters due to a rise in borrowing costs.

Close on the heels of the Securities and Exchange Board of India issuing norms for launch of silver exchange-traded funds, several fund houses have queued up at the regulator’s doorstep with their proposals on such funds.  

 In a replay of the investment preferences from a year ago, the lockdowns linked to the second wave of COVID-19 made investors make a beeline for the mutual funds' sectoral schemes that gave handsome returns. 

A recent circular by the Securities and Exchange Board of India on investment into bank bonds has spooked investors, triggering a fall in banking stocks. Investors are already jittery over the issue of non-performing loans in the banking sector. 

Open-ended equity schemes of mutual funds saw net outflows for the seventh consecutive month in January, even as the benchmark share indices touched record highs.