In October, inflows into equity schemes hit a four-month low of Rs 24,690 crore, down 19% from September, despite a 5% rise in benchmark indices. The contribution of SIPs reached an all-time high of Rs 29,529.27 crore, with 94.52 million accounts. Large cap, multi-cap, midcap, and small cap categories saw a month-on-month fall. Sectoral and thematic schemes saw a 12% rise in infl