Thursday, March 19
After two years of exceptional gains, India's smallcap stocks have gone through a sharp and painful correction. The question now facing investors is whether the recent India-US trade deal marks a turning point for the segment.Smallcap stocks were among the biggest winners of the post-pandemic bull market. The smallcap index delivered returns of 47.5% in 2023 and 29.3% in 2024, driven by strong domestic liquidity, rising retail participation and optimism around India’s long-term growth story.That momentum has reversed sharply in 2025. The smallcap index fell nearly 10% last year, making it the worst year for the segment since 2018. Even in January, over half of the smallcap universe corrected over 20%. Many smallcap stocks are still trading 25% to 50% below their peaks.Why the India-US tr
New Delhi: More than 10.4 lakh passengers were affected by flight cancellations in December, with over 93 per cent of the total passengers getting impacted by IndiGo cancellations.Latest data shared by aviation regulator DGCA also showed that scheduled domestic airlines shelled out over Rs 24.27 crore towards compensation and facilities for flight cancellations that affected more than 10.46 lakh passengers in December. Out of them, flight cancellations by IndiGo impacted 9.82 lakh passengers in December and the airline spent Rs 22.74 crore towards facilitation.The overall cancellation rate of scheduled domestic airlines was 6.92 per cent in December, and that of IndiGo was 9.65 per cent.IndiGo, the country's largest airline, faced massive flight disruptions in early December and during tha
