NEW DELHI: FMCG shares were trading higher in Wednesday's morning session.Shares of Procter - Gamble Hygiene - Healthcare (up 3.24 per cent) , United Breweries (up 2.09 per cent) , Godrej Consumer Products (up 1.35 per cent) and Godrej Industries (up 1.34 per cent) were the top performers in the index.
Marico (up 0.91 per cent) , Hindustan Unilever (up 0.79 per cent) , Dabur India (up 0.70 per cent) and Nestle India (up 0.67 per cent) were among the top gainers.
The Nifty FMCG index was trading 0.47 per cent up at 31202.45 around 10:38 am.
Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was up 61.80 points at 12,099.50, while the BSE Sensex was up 201.75 points at 41,023.05.
Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 42 were trading in the green, while 7 were in the red.
Shares of Vodafone Idea, YES Bank, ZEEL, ICICI Bank, Ashok Leyland, Tata Motors, Motherson Sumi, L-T Fin Holding and Biocon were among the most traded shares on the NSE.