After a 3 % fall in January, markets continued to remain lacklustre in February 2026 with the Nifty 50 just about flat over the previous month.
Monthly data for February 2026 from AMFI ( Association of Mutual funds in India) shows that investors were in wait and watch mode.
The massive attraction for gold seen earlier seems to have waned too.
Here are three behavioural insights from mutual fund inflows for February:
With markets seeing a sharp fall in so far in March due to the US-Iran war, will investors make use of the dip?
Will they flock to gold again, considering its safe-haven appeal?
It will be interesting to see how the numbers stack up for this month.
