Financials & Consumption Dominate – NIFTY Financial Services, Bank, and Consumer Durables consistently outperform across short, medium, and long-term horizons.
Cyclicals Shine in Medium Term – Sectors like Realty, PSU Bank, and Metal deliver strong 3-5 year returns but exhibit volatility over longer periods.
Defensives Offer Stability – Healthcare and FMCG provide steady returns, making them resilient choices during market fluctuations.
Media Struggles, IT Faces Challenges – NIFTY Media remains the worst performer, while IT lags in the medium term due to global slowdown pressures.
In the below subsection, we will do a detailed performance analysis of NIFTY Small Cap Indexes which will include their return and risk analysis since 2005. This analysis will also help mutual fund investors in the risk-return profile of small-cap mutual funds as there is a dearth of data related to small-cap mutual funds which goes back up to 2005.