Catenaa, Friday, June 20, 2025- US President Donald Trump signalled that he would give diplomacy a chance before deciding whether to strike Iran, as investors withdrew $18.43 billion from US equity funds during the week.
“Based on the fact that there’s a substantial chance of negotiations that may or may not take place with Iran in the near future, I will make my decision whether or not to go within the next two weeks,” Trump said in a dictated message, according to White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt.
Iran maintained Friday it won’t negotiate with the US while an Israeli assault continues. The only way to end the imposed war is to “unconditionally stop” the enemy’s aggression, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Friday in a post on X.
According to LSEG Lipper data, investors exited US equity funds of $18.43 billion during the week, posting the largest weekly net figure since March 19 as the Israel-Iran conflict grows.
Investors ditched a robust $19.38 billion worth of large-cap equity funds – the largest weekly net figure since March 19. The small-cap and mid-cap segments also witnessed approximately $2.4 billion and $1.5 billion worth of net withdrawals.
US sectoral funds, however, were popular for a fourth straight week, drawing in roughly $855 million in net inflows.
The tech and industrial sectors secured a noteworthy $1.85 billion and $445 million, respectively, in net purchases, while the financial sector lost a significant $1.22 billion in net sales.
US bond fund inflows, meanwhile, dropped to a seven-week low of $2.79 billion during the week.
