Domestic stocks have seen sharp recovery from this year’s lows.
The benchmark Nifty plumbed the depths of 15,294 on June 17. The broader market Nifty Midcap 100 and the Nifty Smallcap 100 made multi-month lows the day after. Since then, the Nifty is up 9 per cent over mid- and small-cap indices — up over 14 per cent.
The broader markets tend to be more volatile than large-caps — they fall and rise more.
The latest upmove has been underpinned by positive foreign portfolio investor (FPI) flows. Also, a sharp fall in stocks seen last month turned valuations