Stock market update: FMCG stocks up as market rises

Stock market update: FMCG stocks up as market rises
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The 30-share BSE Sensex closed up 762.1 points at 62272.68

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

Umang Dairies(up 6.37%), TATA CONSUMER PRODUCTS(up 2.93%), Nakoda Group(up 2.58%), Vadilal Industries(up 2.57%), Bajaj Consumer(up 2.11%), Godrej Consumer Products(up 1.73%), Hindustan Unilever(up 1.67%), Zydus Wellness(up 1.61%), Emami(up 1.25%) and Varun Beverages(up 0.96%) stood among the top gainers.

Future Consumer(down 3.03%), Prataap Snacks(down 2.31%), Gillette India(down 1.46%), P & G Hygiene(down 1.31%), Tasty Bite Eatables(down 1.23%), Parag Milk(down 0.91%), Sheetal Cool Products(down 0.79%), ADF Foods(down 0.73%), Dangee Dums(down 0.50%) and Colgate Palmolive(India)(down 0.44%) were among the top losers of the day.

The NSE Nifty50 index ended 216.85 points up at 18484.1, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed up 762.1 points at 62272.68.

Enterprises(up 4.56%), HDFC LIFE INSURANCE(up 4.55%), Bharat Petroleum Corporation(up 3.5%), Infosys(up 2.95%), TATA CONSUMER PRODUCTS(up 2.93%), Power Grid Corporation of India(up 2.6%), Wipro(up 2.44%), Tech Mahindra(up 2.42%), HCL Technologies(up 2.37%) and Tata Consultancy(up 2.17%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.

On the other hand, Cipla(down 1.14%), Coal India(down 0.91%), Kotak Mahindra Bank(down 0.44%), Tata Motors(down 0.15%), Bajaj Finance(down 0.13%), Bajaj Finserv(down 0.13%) and Eicher Motors(down 0.11%) closed in the red.
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