Sugar stocks: Dalmia Bharat Sugar, Balrampur Chini Mills stocks fall as govt cuts sugar holding limit to 2,000 quintals

Furthermore, investors focused on a recent official release from the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, which stated that the government of India has reduced the stock holding limit for sugar dealers to 2,000 quintals from 4,000 quintals.

The updated stock holding limit will come into effect on September 15, 2026, and will last until November 30, 2026, to ensure adequate availability of sugar in the domestic market and to prevent hoarding and speculative trading of sugar, according to a Press Information Bureau (PIB) release.

“The measure is aimed at further curbing hoarding, discouraging speculative trading and preventing excessive accumulation of sugar stocks,” the release stated, adding that the move will facilitate the orderly movement of sugar through the supply chain and ensure its continuous availability to consumers at reasonable prices.

The government had previously stepped up its measures to ensure adequate sugar availability, imposing a stock-holding limit of 4,000 quintals on sugar dealers across the country from August 1, 2026.

Sugar prices

Recently, the government has undertaken a plethora of measures to cool down sugar prices, as its price surged both domestically and internationally.

“As a result of these interventions and improved market availability, ex-mill sugar prices have declined by around 20% in recent days. Retail prices have also started showing a downward trend and are expected to follow the reduction in ex-mill prices,” the government said.

As a result of these interventions and improved market availability, ex-mill sugar prices have declined by around 20% in recent days. Retail prices have also started showing a downward trend and are expected to follow the reduction in ex-mill prices.

Here is how sugar stocks were performing on September 1

Shares of Dhampur Sugar Mills declined as much as 4.5% to hit an intraday low of ₹171.10 per unit on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Tuesday, September 1, compared with Monday’s closing price of ₹179.19 apiece.

At around 2:56 PM, the stock was trading 3.39% lower at ₹173.12 per equity share. While the scrip has fallen 4% in the past week, it has rallied 28% over the month. On a year-to-date (YTD) basis, it has gained 41%.

The stock of Balrampur Chini Mills fell as much as 5.12% to touch the session’s low of ₹658 per equity share on September 1, as against the previous closing price of ₹693.50 per unit.

At the time of writing, the scrip stood at ₹669.05 per unit, marking a 3.53% decline. The shares have surged 14% over the month and 52% YTD.

Triveni Engineering & Industries shares tumbled as much as 6.3% to hit an intraday low of ₹277.10 apiece on the NSE on Tuesday, in comparison to the previous closing price of ₹295.64 per equity share.

At the time of writing, the scrip was trading at ₹278.45 per equity share, down by 5.82%. The stock has declined 5% in the past week but gained 26% over the month. YTD, it has slumped 27%.

Dalmia Bharat Sugar and Industries stock slipped as much as 5.17% to reach an intraday low of ₹459.10 per equity share on Tuesday, September 1, compared with the closing price of ₹484.15 on Monday.

The shares were trading 3.19% lower at ₹468.70 per unit at the time of writing. The scrip has soared 33% over the month and 58% on a YTD basis.