Mumbai, April 11 -- Equity mutual funds net inflows fell in March 2025, according to data released by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI). Net inflows came in at Rs 25,082 crore - marking a 14.4% drop from February's Rs 29,303 crore.

A cocktail of global trade tensions and economic uncertainty seems to have kept investors on edge. Markets have been jittery, and that cautious mood spilled over into mutual fund flows.

Despite the dip in fresh investments, total equity Assets Under Management (AUM) actually grew, rising to Rs 29.45 lakh crore in March from Rs 27.39 lakh crore in February. Credit largely goes to Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs), which continued to hum along steadily, acting as the tortoise to the market's hare...