Among SmallCaps - Ramco Systems, Goldiam International, Atul Auto, OM Infra, Black Box, Gallantt Ispat, Cochin Shipyard, Refex Industries and EPACK Durable were locked at the 20% upper limit on BSE.
PC Jeweller, MTNL, Kitex Garments, 63 Moons Tech, Genus Power, Refex Industries, Solara Active Pharma, and Suraj Estates Developers were locked in 5 per cent lower circuit on the BSE.
Going ahead, analysts see more pain in the offing for broader markets as stocks command extremely rich valuations, limiting upside in the near-term
The S&P BSE Midcap index traded higher for a third straight day, surging 3.5 per cent during the period
Stock market highlights on March 1, 2024: The S&P BSE Sensex hit a record high of 73,819, while the Nifty50 touched 22,353 intraday
Stock market highlights on Wednesday, February 28: The BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices declined 1.8 per cent and 1.9 per cent, respectively
The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices have gained up to 4 per cent this month, as of Jan 25, while the benchmark BSE Sensex has declined over 2 per cent.
Closing Bell on Tuesday, November 21: Among sectors, the Nifty Metal index rallied 1.22 per cent, followed by the Nifty Realty (1.13 per cent), and the Nifty Media (1.12 per cent)
Closing Bell on Friday November 03: In the broader markets, the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices gained 0.71 per cent and 0.94 per cent, respectively
Of late, a lot of analysts have turned positive on the broader market after both the indices -- S&P BSE Small-cap and S&P BSE Midcap-- bled heavily during the last year.
Midcap and Smallcap indices were trading higher for the eight straight days, gaining 8% and 7%, respectively, during the period.
At 12:39 pm, the S&P BSE MidCap index was trading 0.06% higher at 14,947, while the S&P BSE SmallCap index was up 0.07% at 14,401.
IIFL Holdings, Motilal Oswal Fin, PNB Housing, Reliance Capital, Reliance Infra, Edelweiss Financial and Supreme Industries were among 193 stocks from the midcap and smallcap indices hit 52-week lows.
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
Adani Power, Reliance Power, Punj Lloyd, GTL, GTL Infra, Gammon Infra, KSK Energy and MBL Infra among 20 stocks from the midcap and smallcap index hitting their record lows on the BSE.
Thus far in the month of May, the Smallcap and Midcap indices were down 8% each, against 1.4% decline in the Sensex.
Dena Bank, Oriental Bank, IDFC Bank, IFCI, UCO Bank, Anant Raj Ind, Atlanta, HDIL, HCC, Reliance Capital and Reliance Power were among 68 stocks hit 52-week lows today.
From the recent low on December 13, 2017, the smallcap (up 11%) and midcap (up 8%) had outperformed the Sensex, which gained 5% during the period till Monday.
The S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices were down 1% each, as compared to 0.21% decline in the S&P BSE Sensex at 02:32 PM
Thus far in the calendar year 2017, the S&P BSE Smallcap index rallied 53% against 43% surge in S&P BSE Midcap index and 27% rise in S&P BSE Sensex