Sugar stocks rose sharply on Thursday after the Finance Ministry exempted several ethanol-blended petrol variants from excise duty, strengthening the outlook for India’s ethanol blending programme. Investors cheered the move as it is expected to boost ethanol demand, improve earnings visibility for sugar companies, and support long-term sector growth.
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