Smallcaps run risk of extended selloff as earnings slow
The tide is turning against India’s smaller companies as weak earnings and a souring economic outlook spur a downturn in their shares. Key gauges of small- and mid-sized companies have tumbled since hitting September highs, putting them close to a so-called technical correction of a 10% peak-to-trough decline. The Nifty Midcap 100 Index is heading…
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Midcap stocks drop 10% from highs, head for correction as growth outlook sours
A blistering rally in mid-cap stocks is on course to enter correction territory, as investors become increasingly concerned over slowing earnings growth and elevated valuations. The Nifty Midcap 100 tumbled as much as 2.9% Friday, extending its drop from recent high to more than 10% — the parameter for a so-called technical correction. Heavy selling…
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Midcaps blinking red. It’s time to go back to bluechip stocks
The Nifty Midcap 100 Index has recently hit an unprecedented high of 60,400 driven more by market forces than by robust corporate fundamentals. Currently, the index trades at a Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio above 44 — the highest level since the post-pandemic surge in midcap stocks. This P/E multiple is significantly above its 5-year and 10-year…
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NSE rejig: Vodafone Idea to exit Nifty 500, Nifty Midcap 100
Vodafone Idea has made an exit from Nifty 500 index and Nifty Midcap 100 as part of a semi-annual rejig of NSE’s various indices. Vodafone’s current free-float market capitalisation stands at Rs 36,534 crore and the stock today ended at Rs 15.83, down by Rs 0.37 or 2.28% over the Thursday closing price. Vodafone’s exit…
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