Acutaas Chemicals among 5 stocks hitting 52-week highs; rallied up to 18% in a month
BSE moved lower.
· ET Stocks, Economic Times Markets
Despite the Sensex falling 352 points to 73,246, five BSE 500 stocks touched fresh 52-week highs on Wednesday. PVR Inox, Acutaas Chemicals, Indian Hotels, Piramal Pharma and Sona BLW posted monthly gains of 9% to 18%.
The analysis
BSE reported movement of 9% and 18%. Those are the figures as filed — what moves the price is how they sit against what the market already expected, not their absolute size.
Against that, the stock is +0.7% on the day at ₹4,003.60, and has returned +23.8% over three months. It is trading close to its 52-week high, so expectations were already elevated going in. The pharma & healthcare sector has moved -0.9% over the same period, so Acutaas Chemicals is running 24.7 points ahead of its peers.
For Acutaas Chemicals, the question is how much of this is already reflected in the price and how much re-rates the pharma & healthcare peer set alongside it.
Why it matters
- With BSE involved, this carries a regulatory dimension that can outlast the immediate market reaction.
Market context
- The 4 companies named span 3 sectors, so these are separate company stories rather than one sector-wide move.
- On the day, 4 of 4 are higher: Piramal Pharma leads at +3.5% and Indian Hotels trails at +0.2%.
- Over three months: Acutaas Chemicals +23.8% against Pharma & Healthcare -0.9% (24.7 points ahead); PVR Inox +32.1% against Telecom & Media +0.9% (31.2 points ahead); Indian Hotels +8.3% against Hotels & Restaurants -0.9% (9.2 points ahead); Piramal Pharma +21.4% against Pharma & Healthcare -0.9% (22.3 points ahead).
- Trading well above normal today: Piramal Pharma at 2.6 times its 20-day average volume.
| Company | Price | Day | 1M | 3M | From 52-wk high | Volume vs 20-day | Market cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acutaas ChemicalsACUTAAS · Pharma & Healthcare | ₹4,003.60 | +0.7% | +22.1% | +23.8% | 0.0% | 1.4× | — |
| PVR InoxPVRINOX · Telecom & Media | ₹1,495.10 | +0.3% | +20.3% | +32.1% | 0.0% | 0.7× | — |
| Indian HotelsINDHOTEL · Hotels & Restaurants | ₹811.65 | +0.2% | +11.4% | +8.3% | -0.1% | 1.1× | — |
| Piramal PharmaPPLPHARMA · Pharma & Healthcare | ₹238.91 | +3.5% | +15.7% | +21.4% | 0.0% | 2.6× | — |
Pharma & Healthcare
1M -0.6% · 3M -0.9%
Acutaas Chemicals, Piramal Pharma
Telecom & Media
1M -0.2% · 3M +0.9%
PVR Inox
Hotels & Restaurants
1M -3.1% · 3M -0.9%
Indian Hotels
Chemicals
1M -10.6% · 3M -14.2%
Prices as of 30 Oct 2026, 16:10 IST. Sector moves are the average of the stocks we track in each sector.
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