India's sugar stocks fall after government bans exports

Balrampur Chini Mills

14/05/2026 06:43

** Shares of major Indian sugar companies fall in morning trading after the government on Wednesday banned sugar exports till September 30, 2026

** Balrampur Chini Mills BACH.NS down 2.2%, Dhampur Sugar Mills DAMS.NS down 6.8%, Triveni Engineering and Industries TREI.NS down 3.8%,

** Dalmia Bharat Sugar DLMI.NS down 3.8%, Shree Renuka Sugars SRES.NS down 2%

** Ban comes as federal government tries to contain domestic prices and manage inflation

** Curbs will not apply to some exports, including those to the EU and U.S. under quota schemes, government-to-government shipments, and consignments already in transit

** YTD, Nifty Commodities Index .NIFTYCOM up 8.4% vs benchmark Nifty 50 Index's .NSEI 10.2% decline

(Reporting by Abhinav Parmar in Bengaluru)

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