Stock market update: FMCG stocks up as market falls
Nakoda Group Of Industries Ltd.(up 7.68%), JHS Svendgaard Laboratories Ltd.(up 4.95%), ADF Foods Ltd.(up 4.29%), Sheetal Cool Products Ltd.(up 3.31%), Gillette India Ltd.(up 2.91%), Zydus Wellness Ltd.(up 2.67%), Mrs. Bectors Food Specialities Ltd.(up 1.90%), Adani Wilmar Ltd.(up 1.82%), Honasa Consumer Ltd.(up 1.78%) and Umang Dairies Ltd.(up 1.76%) stood among the top gainers.
Hatsun Agro Products Ltd.(down 8.60%), Varun Beverages Ltd.(down 2.71%), Dabur India Ltd.(down 2.69%), Dodla Dairy Ltd.(down 2.56%), Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.(down 2.36%), Patanjali Foods Ltd.(down 2.34%), Tata Consumer Products Ltd.(down 2.22%), Bikaji Foods International Ltd.(down 1.77%), Emami Ltd.(down 1.60%) and Tasty Bite Eatables Ltd.(down 1.20%) were among the top losers of the day.
The NSE Nifty50 index ended 183.46 points down at 22704.7, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 667.55 points at 74502.9.
Hindalco Industries Ltd.(up 3.53%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.(up 1.57%), Divi's Laboratories Ltd.(up 1.28%), Nestle India Ltd.(up 1.0%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.(up 0.96%), Cipla Ltd.(up 0.96%), Bajaj Auto Ltd.(up 0.9%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.(up 0.68%), Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.(up 0.6%) and ITC Ltd.(up 0.46%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.
On the other hand, HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd.(down 2.87%), SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.(down 2.62%), Tata Consumer Products Ltd.(down 2.22%), ICICI Bank Ltd.(down 2.22%), Tech Mahindra Ltd.(down 2.18%), Bharat
