Domestic markets continued their record-breaking run even in the month of August, but the gains were steady with Sensex gaining close to 1%. The rally was also broad-based with the smallcaps outperforming the benchmark as the BSE smallcap index was up around 1.25% during the month. This was reflected in the gains of the broader … Read more
The Budget week has not sparked any significant excitement in the market as the government measures were both populist and prudent. The increase in short- and long-term capital gains taxes added to the volatility. During the week, as many as 132 smallcap stocks delivered double digit weekly returns with eight of them offering over 25% … Read more
Indian markets traded in a range in the week gone by with ebbs and flows even as benchmark Nifty made a lifetime high of 24,461 levels. During the week, as many as 46 smallcap stocks delivered double digit weekly returns with five of them offering over 25% returns. HPL Electric and Power was the top … Read more
With the Sensex and Nifty 50 trading at highs, concerns about an impending stock market crash or significant decline are natural. This fear intensifies considering the substantial rise in midcap and smallcap stocks over recent years. The stock market operates based on collective investor sentiment. Positive news boosts stock prices, while negative sentiment drags them … Read more
Radhika Gupta, MD & CEO, Edelweiss MF, says “we are telling people, do not switch your existing mid and smallcap fund holdings and pay a lot of tax, but at least put incremental money in multi-cap funds. Could a behaviour of this kind happen? Yes. So that could lead to a moderating of flows by … Read more
