Saturday, September 19
Mumbai: Mutual funds that bet on midcap stocks have worked well for investors who have used systematic investment plans (SIPs) over longer periods, outperforming their smallcap counterparts.A study by Equirus Credence Family Office shows that the Nifty Midcap 150 Total Returns Index (TRI) delivered an average return of 17.3%, vs 15.1% for Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI, based on 10-year rolling returns. Over 15 years, the midcap index returned 16.9% versus 14.1% for the smallcap index."Midcap stocks have outperformed smallcaps over long term offering better risk-adjusted returns, stronger business fundamentals, and higher survivability," says Chanchal Agarwal, CIO, Equirus Credence Family Office.122868902Mutual funds categorise companies ranked 101-250 by market capitalisation as midcaps, while th
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) had earlier revised the lot sizes for derivative contracts on Nifty Bank, increasing the lot size to 35, from an earlier 30, with effect from the July 2025 monthly expiry. Along with Nifty Bank, the NSE had also revised the lot size for Nifty Midcap Select, which will rise from 120 to 140, as per the circular dated March 28.These changes will apply to all new contracts generated from April 25, 2025, onwards. Contracts with earlier expiries, including April 24, May 29, and June 26, 2025, continued to trade with the old lot sizes.The NSE circular clarified:For Bank Nifty and Nifty Midcap Select, the first monthly expiry to reflect the revised lot sizes will be July 31, 2025.All quarterly contracts available for trading from April 25, 2025, will carry the upd
ET Intelligence Group: Infosys reported strong sequential revenue growth for the June 2025 quarter driven by lower base in the previous quarter, higher pricing, and improved utilisation. In comparison, its peers including Tata Consulting Services, HCL Technologies, and Wipro failed to report a meaningful sequential top-line growth. Infosys also revised the FY26 constant currency (CC) revenue guidance to 1-3% growth from earlier 0-3% growth citing a higher traction in new deal wins during the June quarter. For Infosys, revenue grew by 4.5% sequentially to $4,941 million in the June quarter after falling by 4.2% in the previous quarter. Analysts on average had anticipated 2.8% growth. The June quarter sequential growth may not help much in predicting the trend in coming quarters since it is
