Stock market update: FMCG stocks down as market falls

NEW DELHI: FMCG stocks were trading lower on Thursday at 10:44AM

Mrs Bectors Food Specialities(up 6.38%) and Zydus Wellness(up 0.98%) were among the top gainers.

Varun Beverages(down 4.91%), Dangee Dums(down 4.31%), Bajaj Consumer(down 3.82%), Jyothy Labs(down 3.47%), Bikaji Foods International(down 3.09%), JHS Svendgaard Laboratories(down 2.87%), Adani Wilmar(down 2.84%), Prataap Snacks(down 2.81%), Sheetal Cool Products(down 2.62%) and Heritage Foods(down 2.36%) were among the top losers.


The NSE Nifty50 index was trading 217.3 points down at 18904.85, while the 30-share BSE Sensex was down 707.32 points at 63341.74 at around 10:44AM.

Axis Bank Ltd.(up 1.14%) were among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.

On the other hand, Bajaj Finance Ltd.(down 2.95%), Tech Mahindra Ltd.(down 2.88%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.(down 2.63%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd.(down 2.43%), UPL Ltd.(down 2.2%), Adani Enterprises Ltd.(down 2.15%), Coal India Ltd.(down 2.09%), Nestle India Ltd.(down 2.06%), LTIMindtree Ltd.(down 2.0%) and Asian Paints Ltd.(down 1.82%) were trading in the red.