Shares of SRF Ltd. and Navin Fluorine surged on January 9, 2025, with both companies experiencing gains of approximately 13%. This rally is attributed to recent announcements from U.S. gas distributors regarding price hikes for refrigerant gases R32 and R125. In a broader context, specialty chemicals companies saw their stocks rise by up to 14% on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) during intraday trading, despite an otherwise weak market environment. Other notable chemical stocks also performed well, with BALAMINES increasing by 10.21%, ALKYLAMINE by 9.41%, and VINATIORGA by 5.41%. Analysts indicate that these movements are driven by expectations of earnings improvement within the sector.