Retail investors have made strong money in a set of stocks where small shareholders had a large presence, with 20 companies delivering gains of more than 100% in the last one year. The list includes names from telecom, electric vehicles, capital goods, metals, chemicals, pharma, cables, power and technology.
HFCL topped the table with a one-year gain of 243%, followed closely by Ather Energy, which returned 242%. Aditya Infotech, Welspun Corp, RR Kabel, Acutaas Chemicals, Hindustan Copper, Netweb Technologies, Aether Industries and Apar Industries were also among the biggest winners.