Varun Beverages(up 5.45%), JHS Svendgaard Laboratories(up 5.21%), Emami(up 2.70%), Prataap Snacks(up 2.63%), Future Consumer(up 2.14%), Zydus Wellness(up 2.09%), Umang Dairies(up 1.63%), Nestle India(up 1.53%), P & G Hygiene(up 1.52%) and TATA CONSUMER PRODUCTS(up 1.22%) stood among the top gainers.
Godrej Consumer Products(down 3.27%), DFM Foods(down 2.91%), Hatsun Agro Product Ltd(down 2.57%), Bajaj Consumer(down 2.30%), Parag Milk(down 2.16%), Nakoda Group(down 1.46%), Dodla Dairy(down 1.41%), Euro India Fresh Foods(down 1.28%), Heritage Foods(down 1.02%) and Tasty Bite Eatables(down 0.98%) were among the top losers of the day.
The NSE Nifty50 index ended 229.15 points up at 18102.75, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed up 767.0 points at 60686.69.
Tech Mahindra(up 4.14%), Hindalco Industries(up 3.22%), HDFC(up 2.88%), Wipro(up 2.84%), Infosys(up 2.71%), HDFC LIFE INSURANCE(up 2.56%), Bajaj Finserv(up 2.25%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone(up 2.07%), Bharti Airtel(up 2.05%) and Asian Paints(up 1.94%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.
On the other hand, Bajaj Auto(down 3.06%), Tata Steel(down 0.95%), Hero MotoCorp(down 0.66%), Axis Bank(down 0.27%), Indian Oil Corporation(down 0.26%), NTPC(down 0.15%), Power Grid Corporation of India(down 0.08%) and Coal India(down 0.03%) closed in the red.