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India's 'casino' type midcap rally amid Covid may be poised for a break

The S&P BSE Midcap Index has outperformed the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex Index in all but five months since the end of 2019

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The Indian midcap gauge is trading at 21.3 times 12-month forward earnings estimates while the Sensex is at about 20 times, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Abhishek Vishnoi | Bloomberg
The outperformance of India’s midcap stocks over their larger peers since the coronavirus pandemic engulfed global markets may take a breather, according to some investors.

Fund managers at Star Health & Allied Insurance Co. and Smartsun Capital Pte said they are currently avoiding midcaps based on global economic cues and valuations. Both said there is more safety in buying large stocks now that India has become the epicenter of virus resurgence in Asia, while inflation is set to rise in the U.S. and China as the world’s two biggest economies are rebounding.

The S&P BSE Midcap Index has outperformed the