Over 40 smallcaps gain 10-40% even as Nifty, Sensex settle flat; check gainers
Around 40 smallcap stocks logged gains in the range of 10-40 per cent even as Nifty 50 and Sensex settled the week flat yet marked a fourth consecutive week of gains. This came after the 30-share BSE Sensex also touched an all-time high for the very first time at 75,124 level last week but eventually settled lower near 74,244 dragged by weak global cues. Hindustan Copper, Aster DM Healthcare, Kolte Patil Developers, Ramco Systems were among the top smallcap gainers.
Abans Holdings, Transformers & Rectifiers, Waree Renewable Tech, IIFL Finance, KEI Industries, Anand Rathi Wealth, Llyods Metals, Force Motors, Suryoday Small Finance Bank, Motilal Oswal Financial Services among other smallcap stocks logged a double-digit growth in their share prices last week.
Markets’ Weekly Print
Domestic equity benchmarks traded mixed and finally settled almost flat, taking a pause after three weeks of advance. The beginning was upbeat, followed by modest gains in the following sessions however profit taking in the last session engulfed all the gains. Weakness in global markets combined with caution ahead of the earnings continues to weigh on the sentiment.
The broader indices too witnessed a similar trend as smallcap gained nearly a per cent while midcap closed flat. Metal stocks rose 2.90 per cent and were the top weekly sectoral gainer by percentage. Pharma stocks dropped 1.94 per cent this week, hurt by a 4.29 per cent drop in Sun Pharma following an order by the US drug regulator related to the company’s Dadra facility.
Among stocks, Eicher Motors, Hindalco, Tata Consumers were the top Nifty gainers for the week while Sun Pharma, Titan, and Cipla were the top losers for the week. Gold rose to 73,958 hitting an all-time high and delivering a gain of 1.71 per cent whereas crude fell by 1.33 per cent closing below the 7,200 level.
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net sellers in Indian markets while inflows led by domestic institutional investors (DIIs) balanced the outflows by foreign investors. FIIs were sellers for four out of five sessions last week and the net outflow stands at ₹6,526.71 crore, while DIIs were buyers for all sessions, with a total investment of ₹12,232.61 crore, according to stock exchange data.
Global market ended the week on a negative note as higher-than-expected US retail inflation for March has delayed expectations of the Fed interest rate cuts to beyond June. The US consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.4 per cent month-on-month and 3.5 per cent year-on-year, accelerating from 3.2 per cent in February.
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) kicked off the earnings season with its January-March quarter results for fiscal 2023-24 (Q4 FY24). The tech major reported a growth in both profit and revenue. India’s latest March CPI print came in 4.85 per cent which is at its lowest level since June 2023.
‘’Uncertainty over the US Fed rate cut timing and concerns about rising tensions between Iran and Israel led to a decline in global markets. The rise in bond yields due to hotter-than-expected US inflation and amendment in the India-Mauritius tax treaty likely to impact FII flow dampened the sentiments,” said Siddhartha Khemka, Head – Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.
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Published: 13 Apr 2024, 09:54 PM IST
