16 sugar stocks that have given over 100% returns in 2016 so far

Ritesh Presswalamoneycontrol.comSo far, this year has proved to be extra sweet for sugar companies -- and for investors who betted on them it couldn't have been better. In the seven months to July, about sixteen stocks among the total basket of sugar companies have given returns of over 100 percent. Some of them have also hit their 52-week high. Upper Ganges, true to its name, tops the list with returns of 512 percent in the period under question. Similarly, the profit after tax for these companies, have skyrocketed. In some cases, like Oudh Sugar Mills, the March quarter in 2016 saw an increase of 1396 percent from the year-ago period. Investors aren't complaining either.