INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: FMCG stocks were trading mixed during Monday's session.
However, gains in Godrej Consumer Products (up 2.09 per cent),
Hindustan Unilever (HUL) (up 1.34 per cent), GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare (up 1.16 per cent) and Britannia Industries (up 1.16 per
cent) were keeping the sectoral index in the green.
The Nifty FMCG index was trading 0.53 per cent up at 29,786 around 10:45 am
Shares of Jubilant Foodworks (up 0.59 per cent) and ITC (up 0.43 per cent) were also trading with gains.
On the other hand, Tata Global
Beverages (down 2.01 per cent), Godrej Industries (down 1.58 per cent), United Spirits (down 0.94 per cent), Marico (down 0.93 per cent),
Dabur India (down 0.77 per cent), Emami (down 0.55 per cent), United Breweries (down 0.49 per cent), Colgate-Palmolive (India) (down 0.43
per cent) and Procter Gamble Hygiene Healthcare (down 0.35 per cent) were the losers in the index.
Key indices Sensex and Nifty were down,
Investors were cautious after an official data showed that China's economy slowed a little in the second quarter
Weak domestic macroeconomic indicators too hit the sentiment
India's trade deficit widened to its highest in more than five years in June, the trade ministry said on Friday, driven largely by a surge
in oil prices and a weaker rupee
Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was down 19 points at 10,999, while the BSE Sensex was 5 points down at 36,537
Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 20 were trading in the green, while 30 were in the red
Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Asian Paints, Hindustan Unilever and Cipla were among the top gainers in the Nifty index.
Dr
Reddy's Laboratories, ICICI Bank, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Tata Steel and Lupin were among the top losers in the Nifty kitty of
