P & G Hygiene(up 1.86%), Bikaji Foods International(up 1.64%), Bajaj Consumer(up 1.31%), Dodla Dairy(up 0.80%), Gillette India(up 0.72%), Nakoda Group(up 0.51%), Colgate Palmolive(India)(up 0.45%), TATA CONSUMER PRODUCTS(up 0.45%), Dangee Dums(up 0.42%) and Zydus Wellness(up 0.29%) stood among the top gainers.
JHS Svendgaard Laboratories(down 3.27%), Parag Milk(down 2.39%), Nestle India(down 1.72%), ADF Foods(down 1.67%), Vadilal Industries(down 1.64%), Dabur India(down 1.42%), Emami(down 1.08%), Mrs Bectors Food Specialities(down 0.98%), Euro India Fresh Foods(down 0.93%) and Britannia Industries(down 0.66%) were among the top losers of the day.
The NSE Nifty50 index ended 273.95 points up at 21456.65, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed up 969.55 points at 71483.75.
HCL Technologies Ltd.(up 5.42%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.(up 5.28%), Infosys Ltd.(up 5.12%), State Bank of India(up 3.94%), Tata Steel Ltd.(up 3.37%), Adani Enterprises Ltd.(up 3.37%), NTPC Ltd.(up 3.28%), Tech Mahindra Ltd.(up 3.27%), LTIMindtree Ltd.(up 3.11%) and Wipro Ltd.(up 2.79%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.
On the other hand, Nestle India Ltd.(down 1.72%), HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd.(down 1.67%), Bharti Airtel Ltd.(down 1.25%), SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.(down 1.18%), Bajaj Auto Ltd.(down 0.94%), Britannia Industries Ltd.(down 0.66%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.(down 0.64%), Eicher Motors Ltd.(down 0.64%), ITC Ltd.(down 0.41%) and Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.(down 0.17%) closed in the red.