Stock market update: FMCG stocks down as market falls

Hatsun Agro Products Ltd.(up 3.69%), Euro India Fresh Foods Ltd.(up 3.09%), LT Foods Ltd.(up 2.43%), Bikaji Foods International Ltd.(up 1.26%), Nakoda Group Of Industries Ltd.(up 0.93%), Nakoda Group Of Industries Ltd.(up 0.93%), Jyothy Labs Ltd.(up 0.90%), Gopal Snacks Ltd.(up 0.77%), Heritage Foods Ltd.(up 0.67%) and Marico Ltd.(up 0.52%) stood among the top gainers.

Tasty Bite Eatables Ltd.(down 4.12%), Honasa Consumer Ltd.(down 2.85%), Dangee Dums Ltd.(down 2.12%), Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd.(down 1.99%), Emami Ltd.(down 1.79%), Nestle India Ltd.(down 1.71%), Procter & Gamble Hygiene & Healthcare Ltd.(down 1.68%), AWL Agri Business Ltd.(down 1.52%), Tata Consumer Products Ltd.(down 1.50%) and Vadilal Industries Ltd.(down 1.43%) were among the top losers of the day.

The NSE Nifty50 index ended 73.75 points down at 24752.45, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 239.31 points at 81312.32.

HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd.(up 1.76%), Bharat Electronics Ltd.(up 1.32%), Bajaj Finance Ltd.(up 1.06%), Bharti Airtel Ltd.(up 0.67%), Hero MotoCorp Ltd.(up 0.56%), ICICI Bank Ltd.(up 0.52%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.(up 0.49%), NTPC Ltd.(up 0.45%), State Bank of India(up 0.36%) and HCL Technologies Ltd.(up 0.32%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.

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On the other hand, ITC Ltd.(down 3.16%), IndusInd Bank Ltd.(down 1.9%), Nestle India Ltd.(down 1.71%), Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.(down 1.66%), UltraTech Cement Ltd.(down 1.61%), Tata Consumer Products Ltd.(down 1.5%), Hindalco Industries Ltd.(down 1.45%), Grasim Industries Ltd.(down 1.41%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.(down 1.39%) and Bajaj Auto Ltd.(down 1.28%) closed in the red.