Stock market update: FMCG stocks down as market falls

NEW DELHI: FMCG shares closed lower in the Friday's session.

Dodla Dairy Ltd.(up 2.84%), Honasa Consumer Ltd.(up 1.67%), Dangee Dums Ltd.(up 1.24%), Hindustan Foods Ltd.(up 1.16%), Sheetal Cool Products Ltd.(up 1.06%), Zydus Wellness Ltd.(up 1.03%), Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd.(up 1.02%), Vadilal Industries Ltd.(up 0.69%), Tata Consumer Products Ltd.(up 0.37%) and Nestle India Ltd.(up 0.35%) stood among the top gainers.

Future Consumer Ltd.(down 5.27%), LT Foods Ltd.(down 4.22%), Varun Beverages Ltd.(down 2.65%), Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.(down 2.48%), Gillette India Ltd.(down 2.47%), JHS Svendgaard Laboratories Ltd.(down 1.85%), Bikaji Foods International Ltd.(down 1.75%), Adani Wilmar Ltd.(down 1.60%), Prataap Snacks Ltd.(down 1.56%) and Hindustan Unilever Ltd.(down 1.27%) were among the top losers of the day.

The NSE Nifty50 index ended 234.4 points down at 22519.4, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 793.25 points at 74244.9.

Divi's Laboratories Ltd.(up 1.09%), Bajaj Auto Ltd.(up 0.66%), Tata Motors Ltd.(up 0.5%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.(up 0.43%), Tata Consumer Products Ltd.(up 0.37%), Nestle India Ltd.(up 0.35%) and IndusInd Bank Ltd.(up 0.19%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.

On the other hand, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.(down 4.0%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.(down 3.29%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.(down 2.59%), Titan Company Ltd.(down 2.48%), Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.(down 2.32%), Grasim Industries Ltd.(down 2.27%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd.(down 1.98%), JSW Steel Ltd.(down 1.98%), Tech Mahindra Ltd.(down 1.92%) and Cipla Ltd.(down 1.84%) closed in the red.