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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
Business
Surbhi Khanna

Sensex down nearly 8% in 2026. Best time to top up your mutual fund SIPs?

With the benchmark index - BSE Sensex down nearly 8% to a level of 78,581 as of August 6, 2026, has left many investors wondering whether this is an opportunity to reassess their equity exposure and consider increasing their SIP contributions or continue with the same amount of mutual fund SIPs.

Market experts attribute this fall to several global uncertainties and believe that investors should see this correction as normal market behavior rather than a reason to panic and continue with mutual fund SIPs without any interruption.

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