
Midcaps, smallcaps to outperform benchmarks in 2020: HDFC Securities
Mumbai: HDFC Securities Ltd said on Thursday that mid-cap and small-cap indices are most likely to outperform the benchmarks in 2020 after two consecutive years of under-performance. "The markets are getting polarised day-by-day in terms of volumes and market capitalisation. This means that a vast portion of portfolio of retail and high net-worth individual (HNI) investors do not reflect the bullishness displayed by Nifty," said the leading stock broking company. Investors are now selling stocks and mutual funds at a faster pace than earlier in the present age of disruption. One of the reasons for this is also the low difference in tax rates between short-term and long-term capital gains, said HDFC Securities adding that investors are also shaken by frequent changes in the composition of N...