New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- The past year has been challenging for Indian stock market investors, as weak earnings, stretched valuations, geopolitical instability, foreign capital outflow, and Trump's tariffs kept the domestic market under pressure.

Since last Independence Day, the Nifty 50 has gained just 0.40 per cent, while the broader Nifty 500 index has declined 1.6 per cent over the same period.

Stocks, such as Akums Drugs, Tejas Networks, Sterling and Wilson, Vodafone Idea, and Ola Electric have crashed between 50-60 per cent over the last year.

However, despite the market downtrend and persistent headwinds, some 200-plus Nifty 500 stocks have delivered gains over the past year. Of these, nearly 150 have surged by at least 10 per cent...