Retail holding in 53 stocks in the BSE PSU index has gone up in the 9 months ended September 30, 2024 versus the December 2023 quarter and in this, 33 public sector stocks have outperformed the Nifty on the year-to-date basis. As against 13% returns by S&P BSE Sensex in CY24 so far, the returns by these stocks are in the range of 14% and 150%, according to Ace Equity data.