
BSE Smallcap Gauge Gains 0.59% as Apar Industries and Crompton Greaves Extend Rally
The BSE Smallcap index added 0.59% on Monday as Apar Industries and Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals led electrical and cable names into the Q2 results week.
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The BSE Smallcap index added 0.59% on Monday as Apar Industries and Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals led electrical and cable names into the Q2 results week.

With cash markets shut for Sunday, traders are leaning on midcap index futures to hedge a bank-heavy earnings week that starts Monday.

Tata Consultancy Services led a 288-point Nifty rebound to 22,520.45 on Friday as deal commentary and margin resilience helped Indian equities snap an eight-week losing streak despite another heavy foreign sell day earlier in the week.

The Nifty 50 closed at 22,231.80 on Thursday, its lowest finish since April 2025, as RBI’s 5.50% repo call, Brent above $104 and foreign selling erased about ₹11.37 lakh crore of BSE market value.

HDFC Bank and oil majors carried the 30-share gauge above 82,000 on Wednesday while IT names stayed flat ahead of TCS results and weekly derivatives settlement.

The Nifty 50 closed at 22,776.10 on Tuesday as Kotak Mahindra Bank and Axis Bank led gainers, with traders pricing in a 25-basis-point RBI hike at 10 a.m. Wednesday.










