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Investment experts believe that people may have had stop investments due to financial pressure, but they should press the ‘pause’ button and not the ‘exit’ button

Joydeep Ghosh New Delhi

4 min read Last Updated : Jul 19 2020 | 7:32 PM IST

Stock market indices may have recovered from its March-lows, but investors in pure equity funds don’t seem too enthused. The June data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India shows that flows into equity schemes have fallen to a four-year low of just Rs 249 crore. Even the systematic investment plan (SIP) book fell to a dismal Rs 196 crore.

There are many reasons for this weak show. The most important: Many investors are facing a fund crunch due to layoffs or salary cuts. So, they have either resorted to reducing or entirely stopping their investments. Also, industry players

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