Stick to proven fund houses with at least a 5-year track record and see how they performed over market phases
Hold only a couple of funds and diversify across growth and value style
While investors dumped mid-and small-cap stocks as the markets remained choppy over the past few weeks, analysts still expect these two segments to see good interest from a medium-to-long term
Most analysts expect the markets to remain choppy in FY23 amid multiple headwinds. The ongoing geopolitical crisis, they feel, will keep commodity prices elevated and market gains in check
Both the mid- and small-cap gauges were down 10 per cent intra-day over their 2022 highs before recovering some lost ground
Gains in some of the stocks in these two segments have been phenomenal. Shares of Brightcom Group, for instance, zoomed over 2,500 per cent in 2021
In the past one month, the S&P BSE SmallCap index has gained nearly 5 per cent, as against a 4.6 per cent rise in the S&P BSE MidCap index and 2.1 per cent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex
The S&P BSE Midcap Index has outperformed the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex Index in all but five months since the end of 2019
Hindustan Copper, Aarti Drugs, Dixon Technology, APL Apollo Tubes, Laurus Labs and Affle India, meanwhile, zoomed over 400 per cent during FY21
Key factor that has aided the sharp rally, especially in the mid-cap segment is the ample liquidity with global central banks remaining in an 'accommodative' mode
Vodafone Idea may see a rally in the direction of Rs 15 shortly if it manages to breakout above 100-WMA.
Nifty Mid and Small caps 100 are showing strong upside.
Despite the market correction, there are some stocks from the FMCG and pharma sectors - considered classic defensive plays - that can be bought from a medium-term perspective
While the Sensex has lost a marginal 0.3 per cent since the beginning of this fiscal, Nifty has slipped 1.1 per cent during this period
Investors are increasingly getting risk averse preferring larger companies to ride out the volatility
The midcap gauge Friday halted two weeks of gains as data on May 31 showed the economy grew last quarter at a slower pace than economists expected
In last couple of weeks, the midcap and small cap baskets are on a roll. In fact, unlike previous months, so many stocks from the 'cash' segments started raising their heads higher
What should be your midcap strategy and how to separate the wheat from the chaff
Nifty Midcap 100 index hit two-month low of 17,039 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in intra-day trade on Wednesday, after a sharp decline in stocks like Jubilant FoodWorks, Power Finance Corporation and Rural Electrification Corporation. The index is at its lowest level since March 30, 2017.At 10:23 am; the Nifty Midcap 100 index that was trading at 17,166 levels, has underperformed the market, falling 7.2% from its all-time high closing level of 18,948 on May 16, 2017. By comparison, the Nifty 50 index has gained nearly 1% during the period."I think it is a normal unwinding by the investors. In every bull-run, the midcap index rises more than the S&P BSE Sensex and the Nifty50 indices, and falls sharply in case of a correction. Investors tend to invest in mid-and small-caps to make money faster and sooner than the large-caps and when the tide turns, the rush to exit is also fast. I don't think there is cause for concern yet," says Deepak Jasani, head of retail research at ..
Stock market swayed with mixed cues; Sensex rose about 500 points to end 2016 at 26,626.46 points