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.
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