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Jewellery stocks led by Titan Company surged on Monday on strong Q2 numbers by Titan, good seasonal sales for industry and on expectations of huge benefit for organised sector players following the compulsory hallmarking of gold jewellery with 14ct, 18ct and 22ct of purity.Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, on Friday, had clarified that the government would make hallmarking of gold jewellery compulsory from January 1, 2018 to bring in uniformity in the country's jewellery sector. Currently, jewellers sell gold ornaments with different purity level to suit customers' needs and accommodate their financial capability. Thus, many jewellers sell ornaments between 9ct and 24ct.Shares of major jewellery companies jumped between 5 and 19 per cent on Monday."Titan is likely to be biggest beneficiary of shift from unorganised to organised across its key categories. We have been positively surprised by the growth rate in jewellery segment for last two quarters and the company ..