NEW DELHI: FMCG shares were trading higher in Monday's session.

Shares of Emami (up 3.9 per cent) , Marico (up 1.95 per cent) , Hindustan Unilever (up 1.28 per cent) , United Spirits (up 0.58 per cent) , Jubilant Foodworks (up 0.55 per cent) , P & G Hygiene (up 0.42 per cent) , TATA CONSUMER PRODUCTS (up 0.33 per cent) , VBL (up 0.31 per cent) , Godrej Consumer Products (up 0.28 per cent) and United Breweries (up 0.01 per cent) were among the top gainers.

The Nifty FMCG index was trading 0.16 per cent up at 29588.7 around 02:04PM.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was up 66.40 points at 10208.55, while the BSE Sensex was up 205.35 points at 34492.59.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 30 were trading in the green, while 20 were in the red.

Shares of Vodafone Idea, SBI, Tata Motors, IDFC First Bank Ltd., Ashok Leyland, PNB, Bank of Baroda, Axis Bank, Vedanta and Federal Bank were among the most traded shares on the NSE.