Stock market update: FMCG stocks down as market falls

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

Dangee Dums(up 1.12%), Hindustan Unilever(up 0.84%), Jyothy Labs(up 0.54%), Marico(up 0.40%), Zydus Wellness(up 0.38%), DFM Foods(up 0.37%), Sheetal Cool Products(up 0.34%), Tasty Bite Eatables(up 0.05%) and Mrs Bectors Food Specialities(up 0.03%) stood among the top gainers.

Future Consumer(down 3.85%), Nakoda Group(down 3.66%), Parag Milk(down 3.03%), Euro India Fresh Foods(down 2.42%), Umang Dairies(down 1.82%), Godrej Consumer Products(down 1.64%), Vadilal Industries(down 1.45%), JHS Svendgaard Laboratories(down 1.42%), Heritage Foods(down 1.41%) and Hatsun Agro Product Ltd(down 1.17%) were among the top losers of the day.

The NSE Nifty50 index ended 226.35 points down at 17891.95, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 773.69 points at 60205.06.

Maruti Suzuki(up 0.98%), Hindalco Industries(up 0.92%), Hindustan Unilever(up 0.84%), Bajaj Auto(up 0.84%), Tata Steel(up 0.5%), Hero MotoCorp(up 0.47%), JSW Steel(up 0.36%), Oil & Natural Gas Corporation(up 0.2%), Bharti Airtel(up 0.11%) and ITC(up 0.09%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.

On the other hand, Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone(down 6.31%), IndusInd Bank(down 4.63%), State Bank of India(down 4.32%), HDFC Bank(down 2.76%), Cipla(down 2.53%), HDFC(down 2.33%), Axis Bank(down 1.96%), Apollo Hospitals Enterprises(down 1.87%), Tech Mahindra(down 1.82%) and ICICI Bank(down 1.77%) closed in the red.