Top India fund turns against riskier debt after Covid


MUMBAI: A top Indian fund manager is shunning lower-rated rupee corporate bonds until the impact of the world’s worst Covid-19 crisis on weaker borrowers is better understood.

The level of stress in the economy especially for small- and medium-sized enterprises is still unclear after states locked down to curb the spread of a second virus wave from March, said Dhawal Dalal, who oversees US$4.8bil (RM19.76bil) of debt assets at Edelweiss Mutual Fund.

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