FMCG stocks edge lower

Among the components of the BSE Fast Moving Consumer Goods index, Chamanlal Setia Exports Ltd (down 5.55%), BCL Industries Ltd (down 4.45%),Kokuyo Camlin Ltd (down 2.66%),Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (down 2.4%),United Breweries Ltd (down 2.29%), were the top losers. Among the other losers were Tata Consumer Products Ltd (down 1.73%), Patanjali Foods Ltd (down 1.67%), AVT Natural Products Ltd (down 1.65%), Gopal Snacks Ltd (down 1.55%), and EID Parry (India) Ltd (down 1.45%).

On the other hand, Godavari Biorefineries Ltd (up 7.98%), HMA Agro Industries Ltd (up 6.72%), and Dodla Dairy Ltd (up 5.02%) turned up.

At 13:42 IST, the BSE SmallCap was up 176.88 or 0.34% at 52299.52.

The BSE 150 MidCap Index index was up 44.91 points or 0.29% at 15743.64.

The Nifty 50 index was up 1.4 points or 0.01% at 24753.85.

The BSE Sensex index was up 20.59 points or 0.03% at 81332.91.

On BSE,1881 shares were trading in green, 2011 were trading in red and 149 were unchanged.

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