NEW DELHI: FMCG shares were trading higher in Thursday's morning session.Shares of Tata Global Beverages (up 5.06 per cent) , United Breweries (up 1.04 per cent) , United Spirits (up 0.94 per cent) and Procter - Gamble Hygiene - Healthcare (up 0.85 per cent) were trading with gains.Britannia Industries (up 0.60 per cent) , Godrej Industries (up 0.58 per cent) , Colgate-Palmolive (India) (up 0.57 per cent) and Jubilant Foodworks (up 0.49 per cent) too were trading higher.
The Nifty FMCG index was trading 0.33 per cent up at 32,379.60 around 10:38 am.
Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was up 56.55 points at 11,900.65 while the BSE Sensex was up 204.27 points at 40,256.14.
Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 33 were trading in the green, while 17 were in the red.
Shares of Vodafone Idea, YES Bank, SBI, Tata Motors, BHEL, PNB, Bank of Baroda, Infosys and Tata Global Beverages were among the most traded shares on the NSE.