Group 1 - Global equity funds experienced inflows for the fourth consecutive week, driven by dovish comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, which bolstered expectations for interest rate cuts [1][2] - Investors purchased a net $2.17 billion in global equity funds, consistent with nearly $2 billion in net purchases from the previous week, with U.S. and Asian equity funds attracting nearly $1 billion each, while European funds saw a net outflow of $1.62 billion, ending a 10-week trend of net purchases [2][3] - Sectoral equity funds saw a significant increase in demand, receiving $6.61 billion, nearly a 50% rise from the previous week's $4.39 billion, with tech and healthcare sectors leading the inflows at approximately $1.91 billion and $1.38 billion, respectively [3] Group 2 - Demand for government bond funds surged to the highest level in five months, with net inflows of $3.22 billion, while short-term bond funds attracted $2 billion, despite a net outflow of $1.08 billion from loan participation funds [4] - Investors divested $6.72 billion from money market funds, partially liquidating the previous week's $64.46 billion net investments [4] - Gold and precious metals commodity funds continued to attract interest, drawing $2.83 billion, marking the 20th weekly inflow in 21 weeks [4] Group 3 - In emerging markets, investors ended an eight-week buying streak with a net divestment of $1.04 billion, while bond funds in this sector saw a net inflow of $2.38 billion [5]