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December 26, 2005 13:00 IST

Last week the BSE Sensex closed at 9,257 points, a 28-point drop (-0.30 per cent) over last week. The S&P CNX Nifty ended the week at 2,805 (down 0.12 per cent), a 5-point fall week on week. The CNX Mid Cap index closed at 3,964 points, a marginal drop of 0.10% over the previous week.

Leading Diversified Equity Funds
Diversified Equity FundsNAV (Rs) 1-Wk1-Yr3-Yr5-YrSDSR
TAURUS STARSHARE 27.66 4.10%69.38%65.70%27.56%7.46%0.40%
UTI VALUE FUND26.70 2.22%37.84%57.41%36.75%6.12%0.29%
HDFC [Get Quote] TOP 200 79.23 1.92%57.93%67.07%39.99%6.15%0.37%
HDFC CAPITAL BLD.51.70 1.85%51.59%69.06%34.33%5.61%0.49%
HDFC CORE & SATELLITE18.61 1.81%57.07%--4.72%0.78%
(Source: Credence Analytics. NAV data as on December 23, 2005. Growth over 1-Yr is compounded annualised)

Diversified equity funds put in a smart performance despite a downward trend in equity markets over the week. Taurus Starshare (4.10 per cent) stole the limelight from well-established funds like HDFC Top 200 (1.92 per cent) and HDFC Capital Builder (1.85 per cent), which featured third and fourth in the rankings respectively. As a matter of fact it was a bumper week for HDFC Mutual Fund as three of its equity funds featured in the weekly rankings.

Large cap funds like HSBC Equity (0.64 per cnt) and Franklin Bluechip (-0.74 per cent) had contrasting weeks. Mid cap funds - Sundaram Select Midcap (1.51 per cent), Franklin Prima Fund (1.21 per cent) and Magnum Global Fund (1.13 per cent) had a good week considering the decline in the CNX Mid Cap index.

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    Leading Debt Funds
    Debt FundsNAV (Rs) 1-Wk1-Mth6-Mth1-YrSDSR
    TATA DYNAMIC BOND11.27 0.09%0.31%2.52%6.82%0.50%-0.38%
    GRINDLAYS SUP. SAVER MTP10.98 0.08%0.25%2.17%5.03%0.41%-0.72%
    SUNDARAM SELECT DEBT12.45 0.08%0.32%1.74%3.01%0.40%-0.98%
    BOB INCOME 12.06 0.08%0.27%1.49%3.47%0.49%-0.39%
    KOTAK BOND DEP.17.60 0.07%0.28%2.13%4.29%0.69%-0.46%
    (Source: Credence Analytics. NAV data as on December 23, 2005. Growth over 1-Yr is compounded annualised)

    The yield on the 7.38 per cent GOI paper was up marginally at 7.10 per cent over last week. Bond yields share an inverse relationship with bond prices. A rise in bond yields is accompanied by a fall in bond prices and debt fund NAVs.

    Over the week, debt funds from Tata Dynamic Bond (0.09 per cent) and Grindlays Super Saver MTP (0.08 per cent) dominated the rankings with two funds from each fund house featuring in the rankings.

    Leading Balanced Funds
    Balanced FundsNAV (Rs)1-Wk1-Yr3-Yr5-YrSDSR
    HDFC PRUDENCE84.671.25%49.48%53.02%34.33%4.40%0.46%
    KOTAK BALANCE 21.650.94%45.13%42.92%25.64%5.49%0.37%
    SUNDARAM BAL 25.630.87%28.05%34.99%21.91%3.61%0.29%
    BOB BALANCED 20.120.70%42.90%--5.06%0.28%
    PRINCIPAL BALANCED 17.920.45%31.19%36.67%19.04%4.50%0.28%
    (Source: Credence Analytics. NAV data as on December 23, 2005. Growth over 1-Yr is compounded annualised)

    Balanced funds had a lukewarm week considering the performance of debt and equity markets during the week. HDFC Prudence (1.25 per cent), the category leader, led the rankings.

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