Today (10th August 2021) shares of mid and small-cap companies came under pressure, falling by up to 18 percent on the BSE amid profit booking. At 02:04 pm, the S&P BSE Midcap index and the S&P BSE Smallcap index were down 1 percent and 2 percent, respectively. In comparison, the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex was up 0.23 percent at 54,527 points.
With today's fall, mid-and small-cap indices have corrected 3.3 percent and 4.6 percent, respectively from their respective all-time highs touched on August 4, 2021. Prior to that, the S&P BSE Midcap index had rallied 29 percent, and the S&P BSE Smallcap index had zoomed 48 percent in the calendar year 2021.
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