Smallcap Index

At 10:04 AM on Thursday, the Nifty Smallcap 100 index was down 0.86% at 19,218, as compared to a 1% rally in the Nifty 50.

In the past one week, the Nifty Smallcap 100 index has underperformed the market by falling 5 per cent, compared to 2 per cent decline in the Nifty 50.

The inflows into the small-cap mutual funds category have been net positive since April 2024, with July 2026 clocking the highest inflows during this period at ₹7,768 crore

At 01:59 PM on Friday, the Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 indices were down 0.6 per cent each, as against 0.7 per cent rise in the Nifty 50 index.

The SMID segment, analysts' caution, is now the most crowded trade in the Indian stock markets.

From their February 27, 2026, level, the Nifty Smallcap 100 index rallied 6.5 per cent, while the Nifty Midcap 100 index gained 2.2 per cent. In comparison, the Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex are still down.

Small-caps, according to Jaipuria, are a classic "buy pessimism, sell euphoria" trade, he said.

Earlier in FY20, the benchmark Sensex tanked 23.8 per cent due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, while the Nifty 50 crashed 26.03 per cent.

Keep allocation measured and aligned to your risk appetite, given the segment's higher risk

More than 50% of Nifty Smallcap 250 stocks are seen trading with a 'Death Cross' pattern, show technical charts; 15 smallcaps witnessed this bearish chart formation in New Year 2026.

The Nifty SmallCap 100 index has shed 7 per cent thus far in 2025 amid liquidity constraints as analysts believe retail investors have preferred IPOs over smallcap stocks.

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Nifty SmallCap index outlook: The SmallCap index is on the verge of a breakout on technical charts with a one-year target of 21,300-22,200 -- a 20-25 per cent upside from current levels

SAMCO Small Cap Fund is benchmarked against the Nifty Small cap 250 Total Returns Index

Among individual stocks, Raymond, Ashoka Buildcon, Swan Corp, Himatsingka Seide, and UCO Bank were the biggest wealth destroyers, dropping in the range of 30.5 per cent to 65.78 per cent

The current market cycle, Naren said, does not resemble earlier periods. Today, the macroeconomic situation is extremely strong, which was not the case in the past

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Historically, the combination of narrowing earnings differential, high valuations and prolonged outperformance, Nuvama said, has led to a large period of underperformance for SMIDs (2018-19)

The Nifty SmallCap index witnessed a 'Golden Crossover' on four occasions thus far in the past, with each resulting into a gain; historical chart shows a massive 110% rally post August 2020 breakout.

In the broader markets, it was small-cap shares that witnessed heavy buying interest, with the Nifty Smallcap100 index outpacing the benchmarks