Centre caps sugar stockholding at 15 days for bulk buyers
- Order issued August 19 restricts bulk consumers using over 10 tonnes sugar monthly to 15-day stock limit.
- Sugar stocks rallied up to 8% after government tightened inventory limits amid record-high sugar prices.
- Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar led gains; Balrampur Chini and other stocks also advanced.
- Concerns over domestic and Brazilian supply, festive demand, and possible import duty cut supported prices.