Midcap rose by 3.94% & Small cap rose by 1.69%: Motilal Oswal Asset Management Company
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Mumbai, May 10, 2025: According to Motilal Oswal Asset Management Company’s Global Market snapshot report, Nifty Smallcap shown a growth of 1.69% in April 2025 & Nifty Midcap has shown a growth of 3.94%. Broader market performance was positive, with Nifty 50 up 3.46%. Nifty 500 rose by 3.24% in April, supported by steady contributions from Financial Services, Consumer Discretionary, and Energy sector.
IT and Commodities saw a downtrend during this period of-0.27% and-0.07% respectively. Defence sector shown a growth of 11.49% in April 2025 & 32.03% growth during past one year.
Factor based indices such as Momentum and Quality delivered consistent gains, while Enhanced Value and Low Volatility also advanced. Government bond indices recorded modest gains, reflecting a stable trend across both 5-year and 10-year G-Sec benchmark.
Global Market Update
S&P 500 posted a marginal decline of-0.21% in April, with positive contributions from Information Technology and Consumer Staples, while Energy and Healthcare weighed on overall returns. Nasdaq 100 advanced by 1.5%, supported by strength in growth-oriented sectors, whereas Dow Jones declined by-2.2%. Emerging markets were mixed, with Brazil (+3.62%) and South Africa (+2.06%) seeing gains, supported by commodity exports and favorable domestic politics. While China (-5.99%) and Taiwan (-2.04%) faced pressures, amid ongoing trade tensions and concerns over global demand.
Gold rose 7.5% reflecting increased demand amid market volatility and geopolitical tensions. While crude oil declined-16.08% amid global uncertainties
Cryptocurrencies saw varied performance with Bitcoin gaining 8.55% while Ethereum-10.25%.
