Of late amid positive domestic macros and India Inc.’s resilience in the face of global headwinds, promoters who are largely company owners have increased their stake in listed entities as per Zee Business Research desk inputs. This is widely given the promoters’ bullishness on their business line.

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Furthermore, interestingly, promoters continued to increase their stake even in March when broader markets corrected sharply, thus providing an opportune price to enter these scrips.

The increasing bet by promoters indeed signifies support for the market in the mid-to-long term.

Company           Promoter increased %          1 Month Percentage stock price performance 
Ambuja Cement           7.15%                      +14%             
Sanghi Industries             5.9%                     -21%         
Himadri Speciality          5.5%                      -10%           
Amara Raja Energy          4.8%                     +25%             
ICICI Lombard    3.30%     14%          
Share India Securities  3.30%     -12%          
Electrosteel  castings 2.10%     36%          
Jindal Stainless    0.75%     17%          
JSW Energy   0.29%     25%          
Nuvoco Vistas   0.23%     -9%          

So, as is evident, the promoter hike spans across sectors, largely covering cement, metal, energy and financial services. And upon, the move, the stock performance of these companies has seen both an increase as well as decrease notably.