An examination of the Indian small-cap cycle in relation to the U.S. market

Abstract

The present study examines the Indian small-cap cycle between April 2011 and March 2022. The ordinary least squares (OLS) estimate shows that investors can benefit from investing in the Nifty Small-Cap 100 index by following a proper exponential moving average strategy. The study findings also highlighted that among macroeconomic factors, ‘term spread’ might influence the Nifty Small-Cap 100 index returns (NIFSC100R). The daily returns of the Russell 2000 index, the relative change in international crude oil prices (RCO), and the relative change in the exchange rate between USD and INR (RUSDINR) show no statistically significant impact on NIFSC100R.

Keywords

• India
• Investment
• Portfolio management
• Risk
• Return
• Small-caps