The Nifty and the Sensex have run up around 17-18% from their June 17 lows. Both indices are around 3% away from their all-time highs. HSBC said Nifty’s valuation, measured by Price to Earnings (PE) ratio at 19.6 times, has recovered above its five-year mean but is still 15% below its peak of 23 times in October 2021 when the Sensex and Nifty hit all-time highs.
Largecaps look better as smallcaps price in strong growth: Franklin Templeton’s Arihant Jain
Largecap stocks offer a better risk-reward balance than mid- and small-caps as higher growth expectations are already priced into smaller companies, according to Arihant Jain
September 6, 2026