In the past one year, though Nifty 50 has given a return of around 3 per cent, BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap have plummeted 8 and 15 per cent, respectively. The positive returns of Nifty50 were largely driven by just 5 stocks i.e. Infosys, TCS, Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank. The carnage in mid and small cap stocks was caused mainly by mutual funds’ selling owing to new categorization of MF schemes, GSM/ASM circular of SEBI and change in equity taxation. In addition, liquidity crisis led by IL&FS default, was extended to other NBFCs, which were already reeling