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Small caps surge in April after March rout with decade best rally of 17 percent
Economy
Published on 1 May 2026
Beaten-down stocks snapped back hardest in ten years
India’s small-cap stocks bounced back strongly in April, logging their best monthly rally in at least a decade after a sharp March sell-off. The Nifty Smallcap 250 jumped 17.1% as local investors stepped into beaten-down names, chasing “quality” businesses with stronger growth prospects and turning the momentum toward recovery.
- Nifty Smallcap 250 rose 17.1% in April, best in about a decade
- The rally followed a sharp March sell-off that crushed small caps
- Local investors bought beaten-down stocks aggressively
- Demand focused on firms seen as having quality and strong growth
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