11 stocks that turned every Rs 1,000 of investors money into at least Rs 1,101 in a week; Paytm, 2 Tata group stocks on the list
It was yet another eventful week for Dalal Street participants, with the Nifty50 rallying 412.8 points - or 1.7 per cent - to a record 25,235.9. With Bajaj Finance and Bajaj Finserv - popularly known as the Bajaj twins - registered gains to the tune of 7-9 per cent
For Dalal Street bulls, it was yet another eventful week as benchmark indices roared to record peaks. The Nifty50 rallied 412.8 points, or 1.7 per cent, to 25,235.9 while the Sensex added 1,279.6 points, or 1.6 per cent, to settle at 82,365.8—both record closing highs. While Bajaj Finance and Bajaj Finserv—popularly known as the Bajaj twins—notched weekly gains to the tune of 7-9 per cent to emerge the biggest winners among the blue chips, a host of other stocks rewarded investors handsomely.
Here's a list of 11 stocks, part of the broadest indices on BSE and NSE, that showered investors with returns of 10-31 per cent during the trading week from August 26 to August 30:
| Stock | 1 week return (%) | Industry | Index |
| Gujarat State Petronet Ltd (GSPL) | 30.7 | Gas transmission & marketing | Nifty 500, BSE 500 |
| Godfrey Phillips India (GODFRYPHLP) | 20.5 | Cigarettes & tobacco products | Nifty 500, BSE 500 |
| Tata Investment Corp (TATAINVEST) | 18.2 | Investment company | Nifty 500, BSE 500 |
| Sundaram Finance (SUNDARMFIN) | 17.9 | NBFC | BSE 500 |
| JM Financial (JMFINANCIL) | 16.2 | Investment banking | Nifty 500, BSE 500 |
| Tata Elxsi (TATAELXSI) | 12.9 | Computers—software & consulting | Nifty 500, BSE 500 |
| PNB Housing Finance (PNBHOUSING) | 12.8 | NBFC | Nifty 500, BSE 500 |
| KEC International (KEC) | 12.8 | Civil construction | Nifty 500, BSE 500 |
| One97 Communications (PAYTM) | 12.1 | Digital payments | Nifty 500, BSE 500 |
| Birlasoft (BSOFT) | 11.5 | Computers—software & consulting | Nifty 500, BSE 500 |
| AU Small Finance Bank (AUBANK) | 10.1 | Small finance bank | Nifty 500, BSE 500 |
To put things into perspective, 147 shares in the top-performing stock on the list—Gujarat State Petronet Ltd (GSPL)—worth about Rs 49,752 a week ago are now valued at Rs 65,025, as of Friday. Similarly, eight units of Godfrey Phillips shares worth about Rs 43,242 grew to be worth Rs 52,050 during this period.
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BSE 500 and Nifty 500 are the broadest gauges on stock exchanges BSE and NSE respectively.
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