BSE small-cap gives 72% returns against Sensex's 34% in 3 years

With 72 per cent return to investors, S&P BSE SmallCap index has outperformed the Sensex and large-cap indices in the three-year period ended May 31. While the small-cap index of the BSE has given a return of 72.11 per cent, S&P BSE SmallCap Select index, which is a measure of the performance of the 60 most liquid small-cap companies, has generated a return of 66.86 per cent, as per data compiled by S&P Dow Jones Indices for a period of three years ended May 31, 2017. On the other hand, blue-chip index Sensex and S&P BSE LargeCap companies have shelled out a return of 34.24 per cent and 38.56 per cent, respectively, in the period under review. Nifty Trading Tips

"We see that in the three-year period ending May 31, 2017, the absolute returns of the S&P BSE SmallCap and S&P BSE SmallCapSelect were significantly higher than those of the S&P BSE LargeCap and S&P BSE Sensex," S&P BSE Indices Associate Director (product management) Ved Malla told PTI. "This significant outperformance by small-cap stocks has resulted in more market participants looking at the small-cap segment," he added. Small-cap indices have also outperformed the large-cap companies over one year period ended May 31, delivering a return of 36.22 per cent. S&P BSE SmallCap Select generated a return of 30.89 per cent for its investors. Comparatively, large-cap has given a return of 20.78 per cent, while Sensex companies shelled out 18.22 per cent return for the one-year period. Similarly, investors received a return of 36.10 per cent and 26.03 per cent from S&P BSE SmallCap and Smallcap Select indices, respectively, over two-year period ended May 31, 2017. Future & Option Trading Tips