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Market Now: Nifty FMCG index in the red; Dabur, HUL, ITC among losers



NEW DELHI: FMCG stocks Dabur India (down 1.56 per cent), Hindustan Unilever (down 0.78 per cent), Godrej Industries (down 0.70 per cent), United Breweries (down 0.53 per cent),
ITC (down 0.46 per cent) and Marico (down 0.06 per cent) were trading in the negative territory in Thursday's early trade, dragging the Nifty FMCG index down.
The Nifty FMCG index was trading 0.20 per cent down at 26,030 around 10:35 am (IST). Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was 3 points up at 10,443, while the BSE Sensex was 27 points up at 33,628.
However, shares of Godrej Consumer Products (up 1.92 per cent), Emami (up 1.50 per cent),
United Spirits (up 1.32 per cent),
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare (up 0.87 per cent), Procter & Gamble Hygiene & Healthcare (up 0.82 per cent), Tata Global Beverages (up 0.75 per cent), Colgate-Palmolive (India) (up 0.43 per cent) and Jubilant Foodworks (up 0.22 per cent) were trading up around that time.
Among the 51 stocks in the Nifty50 index, 25 were trading in the green, while 25 were in the red.

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