Real test of the rally in this segment will be the upcoming result season.
Even as rising crude oil prices, trade war fears and a sliding rupee cast a shadow on market sentiment, Nischal Maheshwari, chief executive officer for institutional equities and advisory at Centrum Broking, tells Puneet Wadhwa that in the next one year, the outcome of the 2019 general election is a bigger challenge for the market.
In anticipation of the IPOs of FCH and RPL, investors were seen off loading small and mid-cap stocks heavily.
The continued selling in frontline stocks by foreign investors over the past one month, which also coincided with curbs on participatory notes (P-notes), delayed the Sensex and the Nifty from closing above the crucial milestone of 20,000 and 6,000 respectively.
'Equities are likely to be range-bound with a downward bias for the remaining part of the year.'
The last time this happened was in 1996.
'There's a misconception that all Rs 1 lakh crore will be spent immediately, leading to higher consumption of FMCG goods, travel, and vehicle purchases.' 'While some of this money will go toward consumption, not all of it will.' 'The impact depends on where people deploy their savings.'
Ask rediffGURU and PF expert Nitin Narkhede your mutual fund and personal finance-related questions.
Mindtree, eclerx and Hexaware are trading at similar valuations to that of the larger peers.
Mid-cap stocks could become potential winners in the medium to long-term, but there is a high-risk premium attached to investing in such stocks.
Mid-cap funds are a good means to diversify your portfolio and add a flavour of growth when large cap funds are flagging.
The BSE mid-cap Index will include shares of Allied Digital Services, Cals Refineries, Century Plyboards, Gammon Infra, Hindustan Oil Exploration, Indiabulls Securities, Jai Balaji Industries, Jet Airways, Jindal Drilling, Puravankara Projects, Rain Commodities, S Kumars Nationwide, Shriram City Union Finance, Thermax and Thomas Cook India.
India's mid-cap software companies may shed as much as 10 per cent of their workforce as revenues and margins have shrunk owing to a global slowdown, analysts say.
Despite the recent fall, the Nifty Midcap 100 index has outperformed by gaining 20 per cent till date in this year calendar year.
Despite the recent fall, the Nifty Midcap 100 index has outperformed by gaining 20 per cent till date in this year calendar year.
Given their growth prospects and reasonable valuations, Mindtree, Hexaware and NIIT remain top picks of most analysts.
Value mutual funds have witnessed robust investor interest, garnering Rs 22,757 crore in inflows in 2024, nearly double the amount seen in 2023, fueled by impressive returns generated by the segment. This surge reflects a shift in investor focus towards fundamentally strong yet undervalued stocks.
The last time these two indexes recorded a negative performance on a calendar year basis was in CY19.
Plunged as much as 60% in some cases, amid panic selling on speculations of sale of pledged shares.
Mid-cap funds have given three-digit returns -- more than those from benchmark and large-cap funds. But, due to the higher risk they entail, you need to tread with care.
The S&P BSE Small-cap index has recovered 26 per cent as compared to a 23 per cent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex.
Financial success isn't about making impulsive moves -- it's about making informed choices, asserts Ramalingam Kalirajan.
Equity mutual funds witnessed a remarkable surge in inflows to nearly Rs 4 lakh crore in 2024, more than double the amount recorded in the preceding year, reflecting strong investor confidence and a continued shift towards long-term investing, particularly through Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs).
Ulhas Joshi, Head -- Sales, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
'2025 is the year to build a portfolio for the future. Focus this year should be on valuations and visible growth.'
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Good growth prospects and reasonable valuations will help select mid-caps deliver superior returns, say experts.
The controlling shareholders of smaller and mid-sized companies are reducing their stakes at levels seldom seen since the 2008 global financial crisis. Over 20 per cent of companies listed on BSE MidCap and BSE SmallCap have seen a decline in promoter holdings for five consecutive quarters, reveals data from DSP Mutual Fund, shared with Business Standard. In the latest June quarter, the figure stood at 22.6 per cent.
Mutual fund schemes that boast of a mid-cap flavour can be a bit risky but they cannot be ignored either because of their wealth-creation abilities.
'Regardless of whether you invest Rs 100 or Rs 1 crore per month, risk is inevitable.' 'Positive returns at the end of the year can never be guaranteed.' 'This is a fundamental truth every SIP investor must grasp.'
"While the risk of a correction goes up in the near term, on a long-term basis the Indian market is on an absolutely strong footing."
In JMSMF's case, the flexibility to invest upto 35% in debt should stand it in good stead to counter stock market volatility.
The mutual fund (MF) industry is set to approach the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) for relaxation in the recently implemented rules designed to prevent market abuse. According to MF executives, the new rules that came into effect in November for large schemes have created operational challenges for fund managers, particularly when executing large transactions or participating in block deals.
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