Stock market update: FMCG stocks down as market rises

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

Godrej Consumer Products(up 1.09%), Dabur India(up 0.94%), Hindustan Unilever(up 0.73%), Marico(up 0.53%), Varun Beverages(up 0.50%), Britannia Industries(up 0.35%) and DFM Foods(up 0.04%) stood among the top gainers.

Future Consumer(down 9.09%), Nakoda Group(down 4.93%), JHS Svendgaard Laboratories(down 4.89%), Umang Dairies(down 4.16%), Emami(down 3.56%), Parag Milk(down 3.43%), Sheetal Cool Products(down 3.37%), Zydus Wellness(down 2.97%), Hindustan Foods(down 2.70%) and Tasty Bite Eatables(down 2.40%) were among the top losers of the day.

The NSE Nifty50 index ended 40.65 points up at 16985.7, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed up 126.76 points at 57653.86.

Grasim Industries(up 2.3%), Reliance Industries(up 1.55%), Cipla(up 1.37%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries(up 1.09%), State Bank of India(up 0.95%), Apollo Hospitals Enterprises(up 0.81%), Divis Laboratories(up 0.79%), Kotak Mahindra Bank(up 0.77%), Hindustan Unilever(up 0.73%) and Infosys(up 0.6%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.

On the other hand, Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone(down 1.39%), SBI Life(down 1.16%), Mahindra & Mahindra(down 1.12%), Tata Motors(down 1.07%), Power Grid Corporation of India(down 1.03%), Adani Enterprises(down 1.01%), Bajaj Finance(down 0.99%), NTPC(down 0.84%), Eicher Motors(down 0.83%) and Axis Bank(down 0.78%) closed in the red.