The sector of the month of August 2014 were the Oil Marketing Companies as can be seen from the table below:
| Symbol | Close on 31 July,2014 | Close on 28 August,2014 | Gain |
| IOC | 331.25 | 359.4 | 8.50% |
| HINDPETRO | 399.3 | 458 | 14.70% |
| BPCL | 580.15 | 694.3 | 19.68% |
(Disclosure:I am market making in the shares of ICICI Pru Life)
As the table below shows, ICICI Pru Life is the most profitable life insurer in India, beating even the giant LIC in profits.
| Life Insurer | Profits (In Crores) |
| ICICI Pru | 1496 |
| LIC | 1437.59 |
| Bajaj Allianz | 1285.64 |
| SBI Life | 622.17 |
| HDFC Life | 451 |
| Kotak Mahindra Life | 189.74 |
Source: IRDA (figures are for 2012-13)
Normally, cement stocks soften when the monsoon begins.
This year seems to be an exception as the table below shows:
| Symbol | Close on 30 May,2014 | Close on 18 June,2014 | Gain |
| AMBUJACEM | 217.6 | 221.5 | 1.79% |
| BIRLACORPN | 361.55 | 386.95 | 7.03% |
| SHREECEM | 6851.05 | 7335.5 | 7.07% |
| ACC | 1337 | 1475.2 | 10.34% |
| INDIACEM | 99.85 | 114.05 | 14.22% |
| MANGLMCEM | 182.75 | 210.1 | 14.97% |
| OCL | 226.7 | 263.15 | 16.08% |
| ULTRACEMCO | 2382.2 | 2805.1 | 17.75% |
| JKCEMENT | 333.65 | 406.4 | 21.80% |
| KAKATCEM | 90.9 | 113.05 | 24.37% |
| JKLAKSHMI | 190.4 | 238.1 | 25.05% |
| PRISMCEM | 59.3 | 75.65 | 27.57% |
| NCLIND | 25.85 | 33.8 | 30.75% |
| BURNPUR | 10.1 | 13.3 | 31.68% |
| DALMIABHA | 373.55 | 496 | 32.78% |
| KCP | 36.95 | 49.65 | 34.37% |
(Disclosure:I am market making in the shares of RBL Bank)
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