FMCG stocks edge higher

Among the components of the S&P BSE FMCG Sector index, Chamanlal Setia Exports Ltd (up 5.51%), Gokul Agro Resources Ltd (up 4.06%),Manorama Industries Ltd (up 4.01%),Tata Coffee Ltd (up 3.98%),Godrej Agrovet Ltd (up 3.92%), were the top gainers. Among the other gainers were Dodla Dairy Ltd (up 3.27%), Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd (up 3.18%), Tata Consumer Products Ltd (up 3.07%), Uttam Sugar Mills Ltd (up 2.94%), and Dalmia Bharat Sugar & Industries Ltd (up 2.72%).

On the other hand, Tasty Bite Eatables Ltd (down 3.55%), Jyothy Labs Ltd (down 2.4%), and Gillette India Ltd (down 1.24%) turned lower.

At 09:48 IST, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 164.62 or 0.23% at 72245.76.

The Nifty 50 index was down 45.9 points or 0.21% at 21732.8.

The S&P BSE Small-Cap index was up 122.11 points or 0.29% at 42504.41.

The S&P BSE 150 Midcap Index index was up 23.53 points or 0.19% at 12606.96.

On BSE,1814 shares were trading in green, 1228 were trading in red and 120 were unchanged.

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