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On a day when the Nifty is trading with strong gains, several investors would be looking at their portfolio and feeling happy about the returns they have made in the smallcap part of their portfolio. This is exactly the opposite of what he or she might have felt just last week when a sharp correction took place in all segments of the markets, especially mid and smallcap stocks. Let the market be volatile, don't make volatile decisions. Now an investor who has taken exposure to small caps should first de-link both these correlations with what is happening to the Nifty. He or she should take a l...

After a long phase of almost two decades, during Covid there was a sudden phase of expansion in price earning multiples which IT stocks were getting. Now as nothing is permanent on markets, a phase of mean reversion or readjustment of valuations started after October 21. It has been more than two years that largecap IT stocks have been going through this and after a gap of a long time, they are showing some early indications at worst might be over. But because there has been a major technological shift in the last two years, it is a trade that only investors with patience should look at taking...

It was after a long period that we saw the stock of Reliance leading the rally in the market. Why this becomes significant is because of the sheer m-cap of the company. Is it the first signal of the return of largecaps or it is because the street is expecting some positive developments in the green energy space will become clear in the next couple of sessions. Some of the banks also made a comeback after drubbing last week. Given the possibility of correction, it would be better to stick with large caps. ET screener powered by Refinitiv’s Stock Report Plus lists down quality stocks with ...

Out of 50 stocks, only 5 of them have delivered negative returns in the last one year. Out of these 5 stocks, three stocks belong to one industrial house which faced headwinds early last year. 7 stocks have delivered more than 100 percent return, 4 stocks have gained between 80 to 100 %, 8 stocks have gained between 60 to 80 %, 5 stocks between 40 to 60 %, 12 stocks have gained between 20 to 40% and 9 stocks have gained between 0 to 20%. So, if you have focussed only on these 50 stocks out of a total universe of more than 3000 stocks which are traded, the probability that you would have been a...

For all those investors whose portfolio is titled in favour of the mid-caps need to do two things in current market conditions. First, don't extrapolate what has happened in the last one quarter to the mid caps stocks. Second, which is more important, be careful when taking fresh exposure to this segment of the market and apply checks and balances when investing and even after that be ready for some drawdown in the value of the stocks. How does one put checks and balances? Simple, have a look at fundamentals and it is not very tough, having a look at some of the critical ratios like ROE and R...