NEW DELHI: FMCG shares closed higher in the Wednesday’s session.
DFM Foods(up 3.99%), Bajaj Consumer(up 1.77%), Hindustan Foods(up 1.38%), Heritage Foods(up 1.26%), Godrej Consumer Products(up 1.18%), Varun Beverages(up 1.14%), TATA CONSUMER PRODUCTS(up 0.97%), Emami(up 0.55%), Dangee Dums(up 0.53%) and Sheetal Cool Products(up 0.41%) stood among the top gainers.
Nakoda Group(down 4.98%), Colgate Palmolive(India)(down 4.30%), Euro India Fresh Foods(down 3.74%), JHS Svendgaard Laboratories(down 3.21%), Parag Milk(down 1.60%), Nestle India(down 1.59%), Umang Dairies(down 1.50%), Dabur India(down 1.19%), Dodla Dairy(down 1.13%) and P & G Hygiene(down 1.13%) were among the top losers of the day.
The NSE Nifty50 index ended 52.3 points up at 18660.3, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed up 144.61 points at 62677.91.
Hindalco Industries(up 2.44%), Oil & Natural Gas Corporation(up 2.25%), Tech Mahindra(up 1.85%), JSW Steel(up 1.84%), UPL Ltd(up 1.76%), Eicher Motors(up 1.7%), Tata Steel(up 1.66%), IndusInd Bank(up 1.47%), State Bank of India(up 1.42%) and NTPC(up 1.42%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.
On the other hand, Nestle India(down 1.59%), ICICI Bank(down 1.2%), Bharti Airtel(down 1.06%), Asian Paints(down 1.02%), Hindustan Unilever(down 0.95%), SBI Life(down 0.63%), Hero MotoCorp(down 0.44%), UltraTech Cement(down 0.38%), Britannia Industries(down 0.38%) and Reliance Industries(down 0.36%) closed in the red.
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