MRF share price, July 17 -- Retail investors often shy away from large-cap stocks, especially those with high share prices, and tend to prefer small-cap stocks, likely because they appear more affordable and promise quicker gains.

However, MRF, despite being one of India's costliest stocks, has emerged as a silent outperformer, proving that in the stock market, a high price doesn't necessarily mean low returns.

The company's shares, which were trading at Rs.102,124 apiece in early March, have jumped Rs.50,051, or 49.3%, to the recent close of Rs.152,175 in just over four months. The stock has ended each month in the green and is on track to close the current month in positive territory as well, having already gained 7%, provided the mom...