A 500-stock index is typically expected to offer wide diversification to investors, but the Nifty 500 index has a large-cap bias. However, a recently launched rule-based fund—the Nippon India Nifty 500 Equal Weight Index Fund–aims to give broader diversification across large-, mid-, and small-cap stocks. How it works Instead of market-cap weights, the fund will … Read more
These heavyweights—HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries, ITC, TCS, Infosys, and Kotak Mahindra Bank, collectively known as Hritik on Dalal Street, account for 40% of the Nifty 50 index. View Full Image … Data compiled by DSP MF shows that the market capitalization share of the top ten Nifty companies is hovering around 20%, an all-time low … Read more
Smallcap stocks have been outperforming the Nifty index for a while now, witnessing robust demand by retail investors, multiple new highs and improvement in corporate earnings. The Nifty Smallcap index has advanced over 25 percent in 2024 YTD as against a 13 percent rise in Nifty. Similarly in the last 1 year, the smallcap index … Read more
However, in March and February, the Nifty Midcap fell around 0.5 percent each while the Nifty Smallcap index declined 4.4 percent and 0.3 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, the benchmark rose over 1 percent in both those months, strongly outperforming the broader markets. Read here: General Elections 2024: Will Nifty extend gains for 4th straight month in … Read more
Four of Nifty’s five top gainers were banks, fetching 70% of the Nifty’s 223.45-point gain to 22,643.40. They also were the top five stocks on the Sensex, which rose 1.28% to 74671.28. Analysts expect the bellwether indices to outperform their small- and mid-cap counterparts, as large private sector banks close the valuation gap. The 12-stock … Read more
The Nifty 50 index has gained nearly 3% in 2024 so far, but the broader markets have outperformed the benchmark as the Nifty Smallcap 100 rallied 6.8%, while the Nifty Midcap 100 index surged 7.7% YTD. During the last twelve months, the midcap and smallcap indices have gained 65% and 78%, respectively, while largecaps have … Read more
Apart from the above two, EMudhra, Swan Energy, Vadilal Industries, Capacite Infraprojects, Dhani Services, Praj Industries, Force Motors, Sapphire Foods India, Artemis Medicare Services, Skipper, JSW Holdings, Varroc Engineering, BEML, Finolex Industries, Cochin Shipyard, Novartis, Chalet Hotels, among other smallcaps logged a double-digit rise in their share prices last week. Also Read: FPIs pump ₹38,098 … Read more
Apart from the above, DB Realty, Jubilant Industries, PTC India Financial, Skipper, India Nippon, Swan Energy, NALCO, Engineers India, KPI Green Energy, Spencers Retail, Sigachi Industries, Indo Amines, and others are among the smallcaps that logged a double-digit rise in their share prices last week. Also Read: Dividend Stocks: Oil India, PFC, TVS Motor Company, … Read more
Apart from the above two, Rallis, Infibeam Avenues, MOIL, Schneider Electric Infra, Zen Technologies, JSW Holdings, Hindustan Copper, SMS Pharma, Rico Auto, Marathon Nextgen, and others are among the smallcaps that logged a double-digit rise in their share prices last week. Markets’ Weekly Print Markets extended a gaining streak for the fourth successive week and … Read more
On the stock-specific front, RailTel Corporation of India, Data Patterns, Force Motors, Jubilant Industries, Kalyani Steels, Tata Investment, Greenply Industries, Indo Count, Zen Technologies, Newgen Software, Schneider Electric Infra, and others are among the smallcaps that logged a double-digit rise in their share prices last week. Also Read: Dividend Stocks: Marico, Sanofi India, among others … Read more