The Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) is set to release the results of its stock categorization review, with expected changes to the largecap, midcap, and smallcap categories. According to Nuvama Institutional Equities, seven stocks will be upgraded to the largecap category, including Punjab National Bank and Shriram Finance. Additionally, nine stocks are likely to be downgraded from smallcap to midcap, such as Punjab & Sind Bank and Bharat Dynamics. Nuvama also predicts the movement of eight stocks from largecap to midcap, and ten stocks from midcap to smallcap.
In H1, Sensex surged nearly 3,878 points, or 6.37 per cent, to a record close of 64,718.56 on June 30; the Nifty rallied 1,083.75 points, or 5.99 per cent, to 19,189.05
The primary market in India has experienced a weak first half with only eight companies launching IPOs, leading to earnings of Rs 5,800 crore. This is an 85% YoY drop compared to the same period in 2018. Inflation uncertainty and high interest rates made investors wary in the opening months, but sentiment picked up towards the close of H1. Mankind Pharma raised Rs 4,300 crore in its IPO, which was the largest issue launched by a drug maker since Gland Pharma in 2017. Analysts predict the remainder of the year will fare better than H1.