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    Stock market update: FMCG stocks down as market rises

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    The 30-share BSE Sensex closed up 130.18 points at 59462.78

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

    DFM Foods(up 19.99%), Tasty Bite Eatables(up 4.97%), Parag Milk(up 3.30%), Varun Beverages(up 2.28%), Mrs Bectors Food Specialities(up 2.12%), Emami(up 1.48%), Hatsun Agro Product Ltd(up 1.10%), P & G Hygiene(up 1.10%), Bajaj Consumer(up 1.07%) and Nakoda Group(up 1.04%) stood among the top gainers.

    Jyothy Labs(down 2.70%), Dodla Dairy(down 2.57%), Vadilal Industries(down 2.36%), TATA CONSUMER PRODUCTS(down 1.29%), Zydus Wellness(down 1.26%), Godrej Consumer Products(down 1.18%), Heritage Foods(down 1.05%), Colgate Palmolive(India)(down 0.88%), Hindustan Unilever(down 0.72%) and Gillette India(down 0.72%) were among the top losers of the day.

    The NSE Nifty50 index ended 39.15 points up at 17698.15, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed up 130.18 points at 59462.78.

    Oil & Natural Gas Corporation(up 4.82%), Tata Steel(up 3.25%), NTPC(up 3.16%), UPL Ltd(up 2.79%), Power Grid Corporation of India(up 2.33%), SBI Life(up 1.99%), ICICI Bank(up 1.71%), Bharat Petroleum Corporation(up 1.69%), Reliance Industries(up 1.62%) and Grasim Industries(up 1.41%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.

    On the other hand, closed in the red.



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