Stock market update: FMCG stocks up as market rises

NEW DELHI: FMCG shares closed higher in the Tuesday's session.

ADF Foods(up 9.32%), JHS Svendgaard Laboratories(up 7.94%), Dabur India(up 6.18%), Emami(up 6.15%), Bajaj Consumer(up 4.45%), Hindustan Unilever(up 4.32%), Marico(up 3.28%), Vadilal Industries(up 3.21%), DFM Foods(up 2.81%) and Britannia Industries(up 1.72%) stood among the top gainers.

Umang Dairies(down 4.10%), Sheetal Cool Products(down 4.07%), Varun Beverages(down 3.14%), Euro India Fresh Foods(down 2.38%), Nakoda Group(down 1.37%), Heritage Foods(down 1.10%), Prataap Snacks(down 0.92%), Dangee Dums(down 0.50%), Tasty Bite Eatables(down 0.40%) and Hindustan Foods(down 0.36%) were among the top losers of the day.


The NSE Nifty50 index ended 55.3 points up at 18618.05, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed up 177.04 points at 62681.84.

Hindustan Unilever(up 4.32%), JSW Steel(up 2.36%), Cipla(up 1.76%), Britannia Industries(up 1.72%), Hero MotoCorp(up 1.61%), Nestle India(up 1.54%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries(up 1.46%), Dr Reddys Laboratories(up 1.17%), Tata Steel(up 1.14%) and Hindalco Industries(up 1.11%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.

On the other hand, IndusInd Bank(down 1.44%), Bajaj Finserv(down 1.26%), Coal India(down 1.15%), Power Grid Corporation of India(down 0.88%), Maruti Suzuki(down 0.84%), Eicher Motors(down 0.74%), Larsen & Toubro(down 0.67%), Bajaj Finance(down 0.64%), UPL Ltd(down 0.62%) and Asian Paints(down 0.51%) closed in the red.