BSE 500: Top performing momentum stocks in August 2020
The month of August saw Sensex gain by almost 5 per cent. The bulls clearly have the momentum with them even as there are as many as 350 stocks that are constituents of BSE 500 that outperformed BSE 500 index in August.
VA Tech Wabag Ltd is the top gainer with whooping gains of 90.48 per cent since the beginning of the month.
Following is a list of top-performing stocks that are constituents of BSE 500 and are up by more than 40 per cent since the start of the month:-
| Company Name |
Sector |
Market Cap |
Returns (%) |
| Since August 1 TD |
Since March 23 TD |
YTD |
| VA Tech Wabag Ltd. |
Miscellaneous |
1192.8 |
90.48 |
137.45 |
20.93 |
| Varroc Engineering Ltd. |
Automobile & Ancillaries |
4746.71 |
79.14 |
113.33 |
-15.3 |
| Jamna Auto Industries Ltd. |
Automobile & Ancillaries |
1745.27 |
54.23 |
99.54 |
-6.31 |
| eClerx Services Ltd. |
IT |
2572.23 |
53.66 |
100.26 |
16.07 |
| IDFC Ltd. |
Finance |
4613.48 |
52.11 |
98.63 |
-25.71 |
| Jindal Stainless (Hisar) Ltd. |
Iron & Steel |
2484.39 |
50.64 |
204.78 |
34.05 |
| Shriram City Union Finance Ltd. |
Finance |
6482.81 |
49.37 |
6.01 |
-28.78 |
| Emami Ltd. |
FMCG |
15873.59 |
48.85 |
117.68 |
14.22 |
| GMM Pfaudler Ltd. |
Capital Goods |
8775.47 |
47.38 |
200.57 |
219.82 |
| Dilip Buildcon Ltd. |
Realty |
5537.81 |
44.89 |
81.65 |
0.38 |
| Jindal Stainless Ltd. |
Iron & Steel |
2504.39 |
44.59 |
122.03 |
31.63 |
| Ashok Leyland Ltd. |
Automobile & Ancillaries |
20357.88 |
42.55 |
92.64 |
-14.38 |
| EIH Ltd. |
Hospitality |
5275.59 |
42.55 |
39.85 |
-35.77 |
| Birlasoft Ltd. |
IT |
4798.19 |
42.39 |
233.94 |
142 |
| Alkyl Amines Chemicals Ltd. |
Chemicals |
6511.45 |
41.94 |
191.37 |
189.24 |
| Himatsingka Seide Ltd. |
Textile |
858.05 |
41.82 |
75.53 |
-29.83 |
| Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. |
Chemicals |
2529.6 |
40.96 |
98.68 |
-0.98 |
| Strides Pharma Science Ltd. |
Healthcare |
5492.52 |
40.58 |
123.29 |
69.68 |
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