Share market update: FMCG shares mixed; United Spirits down 2%

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

Shares of Godrej Consumer Products (up 1.64 per cent), ColgatePalmolive (India) (up 1.05 per cent), Dabur India (up 0.85 per cent) and ITC (up 0.74 per cent) were the top gainers in the index.

United Spirits (down 2.53 per cent), United Breweries (down 1.44 per cent), Godrej Industries (down 1.03 per cent) and Tata Global Beverages (down 0.34 per cent) were trading lower.

The Nifty FMCG index was trading 0.28 per cent up at 30,049.15 around 10:52 am.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was up 48.20 points at 11,892.30 while the BSE Sensex was up 172.64 points at 39,607.36.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 30 were trading in the green, while 19 were in the red.

Shares of YES Bank, Vodafone Idea, Ashok Leyland, NCC, Bank of Baroda, Dish TV India, PNB, Rail Vikas Nigam, SBI and PC Jeweller were among the most traded securities on the NSE.