Tuesday, September 08
Toy exporters may have had a strong start in this financial year, thanks to early festive shipments and front-loading by US buyers, but they are now forced to slash prices and redesign packaging as orders continue to slump with the buyers turning to other markets following imposition of 50% tariff by the US."Toy orders from the US for the next festive season, which we usually receive by October-November, are down by 50% this year as customers are shifting to China or other countries," said Amitabh Kharbanda, governing body member, Toy Association of India. The majority of festive, carnival or other entertainment articles are usually exported during April-August, ahead of the festive season in the US. Exports to the US, the top recipient of such goods, amounted to $64.5 million in the April
Debt mutual funds received an inflow of Rs 1.59 lakh crore in October after witnessing an outflow for two consecutive months. Market experts say that the turnaround was largely driven by institutional investors who redeployed surplus cash after the quarter-end outflows observed in the previous month.“Debt oriented funds witnessed a sharp recovery in October 2025, registering net inflows of INR 1.60 lakh crore. The turnaround was largely driven by robust inflows into liquid and overnight funds, as institutional investors redeployed surplus cash after the quarter-end outflows observed in the previous month,” said Nehal Meshram, Senior Analyst, Morningstar Investment Research India.Also Read | Midcap mutual funds inflows top small caps for 3 consecutive months. Are investors turning selec
