BSE Midcap, Smallcap indices hit over 10-month low

Total 142 stocks from the midcap and smallcap index include Aban Offshore, BEML, Century Textiles, Jet Airways, PC Jeweller and Tata Power hit 52-week low today

Shares of mid and smallcap companies were under pressure with the S&P BSE Midcap and Smallcap index falling 2% each, hitting over 10-month low on the BSE in intra-day trade on Monday.

The S&P Midcap index touched a low of 15,097, its lowest level since August 23, 2017, while the S&P Smallcap index hit low of 15,832, its lowest level since August 30, 2017.

Thus far in the calendar year 2018, the S&P BSE Midcap and S&P BSE small-cap indices have lost around 15% and 18% respectively, as compared to 7%t rise in the S&P BSE Sensex during