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There are phases, when bulls dont make any distinction between large or mid or small cap stocks they just push everything up. At that time, it might appear that there is no point in making a distinction between these segments of the market. But the fact is that when bearish times come or even a correction comes, the first phase is led by decline in large caps but the price wise pain is felt more in mid and small caps. While given how things are panning out for the short term we might see a phase...

Just yesterday, there was a news report which suggested that the French government is planning to block the sale of a French generic drug maker and two Indian pharma companies were in fray to buy it. Now it might just appear to be another news, but probably it signals more than it. It is after years of being bogged down by US FDA and other issues of shrinking margins, The move indicates that at least some of them have reached a point where they can again think of inorganic growth to boost growt...

Right from the Covid-19 crisis to the tightening of regulatory requirements on capital in a short span and increasing competition, all these three headwinds hit the microfinance industry in one go. The result, the stocks that at one point in time were getting high valuations cracked sharply and underperformed. This is how the journey of the last few years of microfinance companies can be described. However, given the fact that they are the lender to the most marginalized section of society wher...

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Post 2015 and then again in 2018, RBI did a strong rejig in various banking policies, right from capital adequacy to the operational matrix, to loan disbursement mechanism. In sectors like banking when a regulatory rejig takes place, every player has to follow a new set of rules. It is not possible for any entity to escape the regulatory regime. This leads to a situation where entities which are large or are already following best practices are able to make transition to a new regime in a short ...

Small caps have an inherent risk which is technical in nature but it still can be a big headache, if one is caught on the wrong foot. A number of these small caps stocks have limited floating stock, which means a bout of demand can lead to a sharp rise in prices, which is good in bullish times, but at the same time if there is a small bout of selling at a time when valuations are high, there is hardly any buyer. So, the risk of these stocks moving downward circuit to circuit. If in doubt, just l...

In the last few trading sessions, the way market breadth has panned out in the mid-cap segment it is very clear that demand for midcap paper is still very high. If one looks at the reaction of the street to a positive surprise in Q4 results coming from a mid-cap company, it is very clear there is still lots of money which is ready to move into midcap stocks. While good results will bring some moderation in valuations, but on an overall basis, the valuations are still at the higher end. But as th...

While it might be a bit early to say, but the way things have panned in the last couple of weeks, it is clear that bulls are once again making an attempt to control every corner of the street once again. But because valuations are high, one has to be cautious, while being bullish. The reason why we are being cautious is the fact that while at this point of time tension in the middle east might have come down, but in geopolitical tensions, one cannot rule them making a sudden comeback. Also, clar...

There were around 86 shareholders in the March quarter with a total investment of around 7.50% against 6.97% in the December quarter, according to data from BSE India.

While pumps and allied space might appear to be an area related only to the agriculture sector, but the fact is it is a sector which is at the intersection of agriculture, technology, and environmental management. The challenges of water scarcity, climate change, and growing global food demands. These three things are going to ensure that over the coming decades the policy makers, which in this case is the government, give direct or indirect support to this sector. Another reason why this sect...