Share market update: FMCG shares trade higher; GCPL rises 2%

NEW DELHI: FMCG shares were trading with gains in Thursday's morning session.

Shares of Godrej Consumer Products (up 1.68 per cent), Dabur India (up 1.62 per cent), Godrej Industries (up 0.98 per cent), Britannia Industries (up 0.77 per cent), ITC (up 0.68 per cent), Emami (up 0.55 per cent), Jubilant Foodworks (up 0.44 per cent), United Breweries (up 0.21 per cent) and United Spirits (up 0.15 per cent) were among the top gainers.

The Nifty FMCG index was trading 0.11 per cent up at 30867.9 around 10:27 am.


Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was up 3.15 points at 12129.05, while the BSE Sensex was up 6.33 points at 41329.33.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 29 were trading in the green, while 21 were in the red.

Shares of Vodafone Idea, YES Bank, Tata Motors, Max Financial Services, SBI, Tata Power, IndusInd Bank, SAIL and Ashok Leyland were among the most traded shares on the NSE.