Seven BSE 500 Stocks Hit 52-Week Highs as Sensex Falls 931
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- Sensex dropped 931 points to 76,631 on Thursday, a broad market decline that made the counter-trend 52-week highs all the more notable for stock pickers scanning for momentum.
- Ather Energy hit a new 52-week high of Rs 835 (CMP Rs 822), the strongest one-month performer in the group at roughly 21% — a standout given the EV maker traded below the new high at the close.
- Honasa Consumer touched a new 52-week high of Rs 348.75 (CMP Rs 332.25), up about 16% in the last month — note the original headline cited a 21% gain that actually belongs to Ather Energy.
- Anand Rathi Wealth reached a new 52-week high of Rs 3,576.75 (CMP Rs 3,548) on a roughly 13% one-month gain, making it the third-strongest mover on the list.
- Natco Pharma hit Rs 1,128.35 as its fresh 52-week high with an 11% one-month gain, while ABB India (new high Rs 6,640, CMP Rs 6,590.5) and Hitachi Energy India (new high Rs 27,500, CMP Rs 27,306.75) added 9% and 6% respectively over the same window.
- Vardhman Textiles rounded out the seven names with a 52-week high of Rs 565 (CMP Rs 549) and the group's most modest one-month gain at roughly 2%.
Why it matters: Seven BSE 500 names hitting 52-week highs while the Sensex shed 931 points is a concrete counter-trend signal — and the one-month returns (2% to 21%) reveal conviction is narrow rather than market-wide. Ather Energy's 21% run and Honasa Consumer's 16% show momentum concentrated in EV, consumer, and pharma-adjacent names, not a broad-based rally.
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