On April 11, Sensex gained over 1,300 points, while Nifty jumped nearly 2 percent. The sharp recovery in the benchmark indices also spilled over to the broader markets.
A significant portion of the rally in mid-caps can be attributed to the substantial inflows of mid-cap, small-cap, and sectoral/thematic funds. Mid-cap funds, which attracted just Rs 500 crore in 2020, saw inflows of Rs 1,600 crore in July 2024 alone and a total of Rs 22,900 crore in 2023
The smaller indices are hovering near their all-time high levels, while the benchmark Nifty 50 trades closer to its long-term average and significantly below its peak valuation. If earnings fail to improve, we could see frontline stocks begin to catch up, while smaller stocks may experience some profit-taking.
Financials have delivered consistent earnings across last 4 quarters with ICICI Bank leading the list.
There are 27 mutual fund schemes specifically aimed at building a neat retirement kitty. Despite the conservative goal, most of these schemes are targeted for long-term planning. And hence, invest significantly in mid-cap stocks
The ace investor says addressable market or regional players is large enough to create huge headroom for growth
Balanco is of the view that within midcaps, auto stocks should outperform large-cap auto stocks and the current outperformance seen in the mid-cap space may continue for the next few quarters
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In this edition of Market Minutes, Shailaja Mohapatra looks at some key data points to understand if there will be any midcap magic in 2023. Market Minutes is a morning podcast that tracks the risk-reward in stock markets by putting the spotlight on keys data points and developing trends
The market benchmark appears set to end 2013 on a positive note with a modest gain of over 7 per cent, but such gains are not to be seen in a majority of stocks available in the market, which predominantly include those of mid-size and smaller companies, shows an analysis of various indices.
Despite the recent carnage, mid-cap stocks still look good from a long-term perspective, says Nirmal Bang research report.
Close on the heels of a major crash in various mid-cap stocks, market regulator SEBI is probing trading patterns of over 50 'portfolio stocks', which are suspected of having been frequently used by market operators for manipulative activities in the past.
Udayan Mukherjee, managing editor, CNBC TV 18 says that Securities and Exchange Board of India needs to look in to the recent mayhem in mid-cap stocks.
The IDFC Premier Equity Fund, which is an open-ended equity-oriented fund, focuses on the small and mid-cap space. With a comfortable portfolio distribution between equity and cash (equity was at 76% at the end of November 2011), the fund has been a consistent outperformer, says Arnav Pandya.
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Sharp recent falls in a handful of Indian mid-cap stocks have raised concerns among investors over the potentially destabilising impact of margin calls on shares pledged by company owners.