The Allure of Mid-Caps

Mid-Caps 2023

As of now, the segment that is leading gains in the equity hemisphere is definitely the broader market with the Mid-Cap index heading it. Among major equity indices it was the first to recover from a drawdown in May 2023 while its larger counterpart took one more month to reclaim its earlier highs. The article explains why mid-caps should be a part of your investment portfolio 

The Indian equity market has been on a roller-coaster ride in the last one and a half years. The Nifty 50 index, which tracks the 50 largest companies listed on the National Stock Exchange, peaked at 18,600 in October 2021, but fell by about 10 per cent over the next couple of quarters. The broader indices saw a much sharper fall and the Nifty Mid-Cap 150 index fell by a little more than 20 per cent in the next eight months. The decline in the equity market has been driven by a number of factors.