The combined m-cap of BSE Smallcap index of 1,000 stocks has grown by Rs 26 lakh crore to Rs 66 lakh crore now in this financial year. In the process, 252 stocks or every fourth stock in the smallcap index has given multibagger returns.
Within largecaps, top gainers include Bharat Heavy Electricals (206%), REC (270%), Power Finance Corporation (191%), Trent (194%), Zomato (217%) and Adani Green Energy (199%).
The gap between the performance of leading indices and the broader market continued to widen. Global markets experienced divergence throughout the week, with European markets showing strength while the US market closed lower