Midcaps hammered in February, plunge up to 30%. IREDA, Delhivery among biggest losers
Midcap stocks got hammered through February falling by as much as 30% as investors scurried to book profits or cut losses. The low-key sentiments on D-Street were on account of both the global and local factors. While Donald Trump's threats on reciprocal tariffs and fears of US economic slowdown weighed on the markets, nearly a third of the midcaps missing their Q3FY25 estimates and valuations were among local factors that pulled the pack.
The BSE Midcap index fell by 4,500 points or 10% in February and this week's decline was more prominent as the 132-stock index plunged 4.4% or nearly 1,800 points. In this, 123 stocks ended the month in the red while just 9 stocks managed a positive closing.
Ten socks that fell the most in February are Rail Vikas Nigam (RVNL), Tube Investments of India, Gujarat Gas, Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA), Relaxo Footwears, Delhivery, The New India Assurance Company, Mphasis, Escorts Kubota and Deepak Nitrite. They reported a decline between 30% and 20%.
On a weekly basis, there were no gainers with the biggest declines seen in IREDA, New India Assurance, Mphasis, Oil India and L&T Technology Services which fell up to 12%.
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