Money Funds Gain a Little After Steep Fall

Money market mutual funds regained some ground in the week that ended Feb. 8, as assets rose 0.2%, to $645.09 billion, the Investment Company Institute reported.

The $1.24 billion uptick came on the heels of a $10 billion drop in money market assets during the preceding week. That runoff coincided with a move by the Federal Reserve to raise two key interest rates by 50 basis points.

The latest week's gains were concentrated in money funds for retail investors. These funds rose $1.79 billion, to $456.41 billion. But assets of funds for institutional investors were off by $544.3 million, to $188.68 billion.

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