Tag: large caps

India will continue to be a favoured investment destination like we have seen in the last 20 years. Markets have probably discounted a gradual tapering by the US Fed. Recently, small caps and commodities did correct more than large caps. However, keeping the short-term reactions aside, the impact of any taper really depends on the circumstances under which the US Fed starts tapering, according to some analysts. The upside potential in large caps is probably in single-digit percentages. As far as small and mid-caps are concerned, valuations are stretched after the super run of the past 12 months and for the first time in over a decade, the mid-cap indices’ valuations are at a premium to large-caps. Read more

A very important trait of any bull market is that it should have a very good breadth. as of now large caps, midcaps, small-cap all have been doing well. Almost all sectors and even the biggest laggards are doing well and that is very positive. We are staring at two parallel markets. Nifty at an all-time high, blue sky. But there are dark clouds over mid and small-cap stocks. We just need to take a step back and understand the price action that has led up to this move. If you take the Covid bottom in March 2020, from there the small-cap index has been up 233% and the Nifty is up 116% or 118%. What has happened is that from the base, the small caps have outperformed the Nifty. If that is taken into perspective, it is very logical that at some point in time, the large caps need to catch up or the small caps need to rest. Read more