Stock market update: FMCG stocks up as market falls
The 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 76.71 points at 57200.23
Hatsun Agro Product Ltd(up 4.87%), Varun Beverages(up 2.60%), Emami(up 2.30%), Vadilal Industries(up 2.18%), Marico(up 1.78%), TATA CONSUMER PRODUCTS(up 1.69%), Jyothy Labs(up 1.57%), Umang Dairies(up 1.54%), Zydus Wellness(up 1.44%) and DFM Foods(up 1.11%) stood among the top gainers.
Euro India Fresh Foods(down 4.85%), Prataap Snacks(down 2.40%), Bajaj Consumer(down 1.64%), Dangee Dums(down 1.01%), Heritage Foods(down 0.90%), Hind.Foods(down 0.63%), P & G Hygiene(down 0.53%), Hindustan Unilever(down 0.51%), JHS Svendgaard Laboratories(down 0.18%) and ADF Foods(down 0.16%) were among the top losers of the day.
The NSE Nifty50 index ended 8.2 points down at 17101.95, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 76.71 points at 57200.23.
NTPC(up 3.81%), UPL Ltd(up 2.37%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries(up 1.88%), Oil & Natural Gas Corporation(up 1.87%), IndusInd Bank(up 1.74%), TATA CONSUMER PRODUCTS(up 1.69%), ITC(up 1.4%), Wipro(up 1.36%), Mahindra & Mahindra(up 1.35%) and Bharti Airtel(up 1.21%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.
On the other hand, Maruti Suzuki(down 3.05%), Tech Mahindra(down 2.42%), Power Grid Corporation of India(down 2.16%), ICICI Bank(down 1.7%), Hero MotoCorp(down 1.58%), Eicher Motors(down 1.24%), Axis Bank(down 1.18%), Bajaj Finserv(down 1.05%), State Bank of India(down 1.04%) and Dr Reddys Laboratories(down 0.89%) closed in the red.
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