Share market update: FMCG shares trade mixed; United Breweries gains 3%

NEW DELHI: FMCG shares were trading on a mixed note in Tuesday's morning session.

Shares of United Breweries (up 3.55 per cent), Britannia Industries (up 1.46 per cent), Jubilant Foodworks (up 1.21 per cent) and Hindustan Unilever (up 0.52 per cent) were trading higher.

Godrej Consumer Products (down 1.82 per cent), United Spirits (down 1.43 per cent), Tata Global Beverages (down 1.38 per cent) and Procter & Gamble Hygiene & Healthcare (down 1.35 per cent) were trading with losses.

The Nifty FMCG index was trading 0.23 per cent up at 30,619.20 around 10:54 am.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was up 6.45 points at 11,834.70 while the BSE Sensex was up 60.25 points at 39,412.92.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 16 were trading in the green, while 34 were in the red.

Shares of Tata Motors, YES Bank, Vodafone Idea, Adani Enterprises, Bank of Baroda, SBI, Adani Power, DHFL, PNB and Ashok Leyland were among the most traded shares on the NSE.