During the week, over 400 smallcap stocks delivered negative returns with 23 of them falling in double-digits. Suratwala Business Group was the top loser with a negative 53% return, followed by Best Agrolife (-31%), Dee Development Engineers (-27%), and PTC Industries (-21%).
On the flip side, 52 stocks including KDDL, Sandur Manganese, Pennar Industries, Taj GVK Hotels, IKIO Lighting, Benares Hotels have offered returns between 10-40% during the week.
In the BSE500 segment, nearly 225 stocks ended with cuts. Mahindra Logistics, Carborundum Universal, Vakrangee, CreditAccess Grameen, Natco Pharma, Crisil, Mahindra and Mahindra, Jamna Auto, The India Cements were among the worst losers.
From the Sensex pack, NTPC topped the charts with 8.6% returns, followed by Zomato at 7% and Tata Steel at 5%. Overall, while half of the index constituents made gains, the other half succumbed to selling pressure.
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