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    Stock market update: FMCG stocks up as market rises

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    The 30-share BSE Sensex closed up 99.08 points at 62724.71

    Brokers trade at computer terminals at stock brokerage firm in MumbaiReuters
    Investors should therefore use dips towards 15,200-15,400 to their advantage to accumulate quality largecaps and midcaps.
    NEW DELHI: FMCG shares closed higher in the Monday's session.

    Bikaji Foods International(up 4.45%), Parag Milk(up 3.52%), Jyothy Labs(up 2.99%), Gillette India(up 2.88%), Colgate Palmolive(India)(up 1.86%), Dangee Dums(up 1.84%), Nakoda Group(up 1.81%), Umang Dairies(up 1.43%), ADF Foods(up 1.31%) and Mrs Bectors Food Specialities(up 1.30%) stood among the top gainers.

    Emami(down 1.96%), JHS Svendgaard Laboratories(down 1.95%), Sheetal Cool Products(down 1.65%), Dodla Dairy(down 1.22%), Hatsun Agro Product Ltd(down 0.98%), Hindustan Foods(down 0.78%), Adani Wilmar(down 0.78%), Tasty Bite Eatables(down 0.50%), Zydus Wellness(down 0.32%) and Patanjali Foods(down 0.27%) were among the top losers of the day.

    The NSE Nifty50 index ended 38.1 points up at 18601.5, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed up 99.08 points at 62724.71.

    Bharat Petroleum Corporation(up 3.39%), HCL Technologies(up 2.69%), Infosys(up 2.05%), NTPC(up 1.59%), Adani Enterprises(up 1.37%), Tata Consultancy(up 1.17%), Tech Mahindra(up 1.1%), Hero MotoCorp(up 1.07%), Nestle India(up 0.98%) and Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone(up 0.97%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.

    On the other hand, Power Grid Corporation of India(down 1.33%), Larsen & Toubro(down 0.98%), Cipla(down 0.96%), Titan Company Ltd(down 0.82%), Maruti Suzuki(down 0.8%), HDFC Bank(down 0.61%), HDFC(down 0.46%), Wipro(down 0.43%), ITC(down 0.34%) and ICICI Bank(down 0.22%) closed in the red.
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