800% gains, 106 multibaggers in 3 years; now every second Nifty 500 stock is down in 2026. Time for caution?
A institutional flows development with market-wide reach.
25 Sept 2026 · Economic Times Markets, ET Stocks
After a three-year rally featuring 106 multibaggers, over half of the Nifty 500 stocks are down in 2026 amid $30 billion in FII outflows and geopolitical risks. As broader market valuations stretch, analysts advise caution, with leading fund managers highlighting better risk-reward comfort in largecap equities.
The analysis
This is an Index / institutional flows event. Passive and institutional flows move price independently of fundamentals, and around rebalancing dates they dominate it.
Because the driver here is macro rather than company-specific, the read-through is to index-level positioning rather than to any single name — correlations tend to rise when the whole market faces the same signal.
Market context
- This is a market-wide development — its reach goes beyond any single stock.
- The immediate tone of coverage reads positive.
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