231 smallcaps suffer double-digit losses as investors 'sell in May'. Will they come back in June?
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The age-old stock market cliche of 'sell in May and go away' has proven true this year, thanks to general election related uncertainties. The bleak mood was reflected in the volatility index, which shot up as much as 87% during the last one month. The concerns over ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) not winning a thumping majority of over 400 seats weighed on investors' sentiments including the foreign investors, who dumped equities worth over Rs 43,000 crore in the month. DIIs, on the other hand, were unwavered and pumped in around Rs 53,000 crore into equities during the same period. Benchmark Sensex shed 0.8% during May and the broader Nifty lost over 0.5%. The broader market, on the other hand, has seen mixed trends with smallcaps witnessing sharper cuts, while investors kept buying midcap stocks. The BSE Smallcap index was down about 0.86% in the reporting month, but in contrast, the Midcap index gained 1.7%. In the BSE5...