Stock picks for April 24, Wednesday, based on technical analysis: NCC, Aegis Logistics, GNFC, Manappuram Finance and Castrol India look positive on the daily charts as Nifty SmallCap scales new high.
BSE SmallCap index today: The SmallcCap index hit a high of 46,426.72 in the intraday trade, and was less than 1 per cent away from its record high
This comes after the company announced that its board of directors will meet on April 25, to consider and approve the proposal for issuance of bonus equity shares to the shareholders of the company
Small-cap fund managers are adjusting their strategies by deploying cash and increasing exposure to large caps, likely in response to market conditions and investor behavior.
Majority of large-sized smallcap schemes deployed cash amid correction in March
Technical charts suggest that Suven Pharma may trade with a positive bias in the near-term, provided the stock manages to hold above these key support levels.
Shares of VIP Industries have under-performed its benchmark NSE 250, with a fall of nearly 29 per cent as against a rally of 67 per cent in the last 18 months.
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Small-caps in Asia, Jefferies said, have done well since 2001, with an excess return of 216 per cent versus the large-caps
Godfrey Phillips has been one of the key outperformers among SmallCaps thus far in 2024; presently the stock is seen testing support at its trend line, shows daily chart.
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With today's decline, the BSE Smallcap index has slipped 5 per cent from its record high level touched on February 7
On the global front, analysts expect the 'higher for longer' narrative as regards interest rates to play out for some more time as leading global central banks remain in a wait-and-watch mode
The index had slipped below the 50-DMA back in November 2023, too, but recovered.
Valuations of midcaps and smallcaps have reached very high levels, and hence to that extent leave little margin of safety, Sehgal said
Equity markets rallied the previous year on the back of hopes of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates by March
As many as 497, or half of 1050 stocks, from the midcap and smallcap index have outperformed the all benchmark indices and appreciated over 35 per cent during Samvat 2079
Despite the recent downturn, the broader trend for the Nifty SmallCap index is likely to remain positive as long as the index holds above the 12,050-level.
The S&P SBE Smallcap index has given a stellar return - rising over 32 per cent in 2023