Midcaps

Every single stock within the Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 universes was trading in negative territory

Market to remain directionless for next few months, warns Kotak Institutional Equities

Kotak Institutional Equities warns that small-cap and mid-cap stocks are likely to be hit the hardest in the ongoing market correction, as valuations remain detached from reality amid persistent risks and overvaluation.

Personal Finance | Panic selling is the enemy of retail investors

The amount invested in large caps, in fixed income and in gold will determine your portfolio’s ability to cushion volatile shocks from the portion invested in small caps 

BofA's Amish Shah sounds alarms on small and midcap overvaluation, warns of more pain

Shah notes that despite the recent correction, the Nifty still trades at a 4% premium to its long-term average. This suggests that he sees room for an additional 4% decline in the market for valuations to ease out.

Broader markets under pressure; Smallcap, midcap indices slump upto 1.5%

The broader market, which houses smallcaps and midcaps, sharply underperformed their large-cap counterparts. High valuations, uncertain global cues, and concerns surrounding Q3 earnings dampened sentiment.

Jefferies predicts Nifty to hit 26,600 by 2025 end, unveils top stock picks

Anticipating moderate market returns in 2025, Jefferies favours large-cap stocks over mid and smallcap names.

Broader market shines amid rally in PSU stocks; Smallcap, midcap indices surge 2%

The surge in smallcaps and midcaps was primarily led by a rally in PSU names which surged in hopes of a capex push following the BJP's landslide win in Maharashtra.

Big Money Moves: Are large caps poised to steal the spotlight from smallcaps?

Amid economic uncertainty, a wave of investor caution is reshaping the market, with capital flowing into large-cap stocks while small caps face a potential reality check on valuations and risks.

Mid-, small-cap indices crack up to 5% in two sessions; analysts recommend key trading levels

On October 22, small- and mid-cap indices fell about 4% and 2.6%, respectively, underperforming the benchmarks and clocking their worst session since August 5

Short Call | Market may change its leaders, Titan, Nykaa, Wipro, Bandhan Bank in focus

The outlook on the market remains positive, but there is a growing view that the leaders of the next phase of uptrend will be a different set of stocks

Short Call | Q4 key to party in small, midcaps; Sheela Foam, MOIL, Zomato, Aavas Financiers, Prestige in focus

Given the valuations are still high in the second-line stocks, the March quarter numbers will be watched more closely

Short Call | Retail regains hunger for small, mid-caps; RVNL, GAIL, Torrent Power, PNB Housing in focus

Liquidity in the system is expected to start getting better hereon now that the new financial year has begun.

Does March meltdown unleash an opportunity to enter the market?

Broking house Emkay Global is of the view that the market will rebound in 3-6 months, when smallcaps and midcaps would start to outperform again and the 'hide in large-caps' trade would unwind

P-note investment surges to 7-year high as FPIs bet heavily on Indian mid-caps

In terms of value, P-notes account for 2.1-2.4% of total FPI assets in India, which is highest since October 2020, shows data..

SEBI's intervention to address market 'froth' takes it into uncharted territory

Regulatory warnings have the power to make investors doubt their own due diligence behind their investments. While SEBI is justified in warning on small, midcap segments, shouldn’t it wait until it has gathered enough evidence or if it has to then disclose its findings?

No crisis, hard to assess flows into small-caps: Quant MF's Sandeep Tandon on stress test

The stress test is a theoretical exercise and a good form of transparency that will give investors perspective about how liquid fund schemes are and the risks running in them, says founder and CIO of Quant MF.

Broader market under 'stress', small, midcaps fall over 1% as MF test results trickle in

Small and midcap stocks have been hammered as concerns around frothy valuations prompted increased SEBI scrutiny. The SEBI mandated stress test for mutual funds has added to panic among investors, triggering a meltdown in the broader market

Panic in mid, small caps shows SEBI’s warning has hit markets hard

Disclosure of stress tests of fund houses allow investors to make informed decisions and show where and how much are fund houses vulnerable in their exposure to mid and small cap stocks

Mid and small cap lure frays a bit: What's next for investors?

Stress tests of liquidity in regular market periods may not be an accurate representation of how things progress when there is a sharp or long correction and fear takes over

Broader market rebounds with BSE smallcap, midcap indices up 1-2%

Stress test for mutual funds investing in small and midcaps alongwith concerns brought forth by SEBI have weighed on the broader market in recent times.

Short Call | Mid, small-caps may struggle; Tata Chem rides Tata Sons IPO story, J Kumar, JM Financial, Mahanagar Gas, REC in focus

RBI’s back-to-back actions against IIFL Finance and JM Financial have the market wondering on which NBFC could find itself next in the central bank’s cross-hairs

Short Call | Retail will try to pre-empt MFs; Karur Vysya holds ground; DreamFolks soars; downgrade fells Wipro

Because inflows were strong, mutual funds kept buying the same set of stocks where they had the comfort, even if it meant buying at expensive valuations

Midcap, smallcap stocks burnt by SEBI eye on mutual fund flows, profit booking; Zee, Voda Idea worst hit

This correction in the broader market is healthy, it will pull some counters out of the overbought zone, say analysts

Here are analysts’ top stock picks this festive season

Property developers as well as leading producers of cement, cables, and chemicals are among the picks this season.

Short Call: Street still loves small, mid caps; is the EV story souring? Aarti, Escorts, Nykaa in focus

The narrative right now is that midcaps and smallcaps have broadly justified the investor's faith with the second quarter earnings and the show is likely to continue in this quarter as well