Varun Beverages(up 2.17%), Dabur India(up 2.09%), Hind.Foods(up 2.01%), Euro India Fresh Foods(up 1.84%), Prataap Snacks(up 1.81%), Emami(up 1.50%), Future Consumer(up 1.42%), Zydus Wellness(up 0.95%), Bajaj Consumer(up 0.88%) and P & G Hygiene(up 0.85%) stood among the top gainers.
Dangee Dums(down 6.21%), JHS Svendgaard Laboratories(down 3.16%), Heritage Foods(down 2.11%), Marico(down 1.91%), Nakoda Group(down 1.83%), Mrs Bectors Food Specialities(down 1.82%), Gillette India(down 1.76%), Jyothy Labs(down 1.65%), Britannia Industries(down 1.44%) and Parag Milk(down 1.39%) were among the top losers of the day.
The NSE Nifty50 index ended 59.75 points down at 17829.2, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 257.14 points at 59771.92.
Larsen & Toubro(up 4.07%), Grasim Industries(up 2.38%), UPL Ltd(up 2.33%), UltraTech Cement(up 2.26%), Asian Paints(up 2.17%), Hindalco Industries(up 2.11%), Indian Oil Corporation(up 1.34%), State Bank of India(up 1.14%), JSW Steel(up 1.1%) and SBI Life(up 1.09%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.
On the other hand, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries(down 3.37%), IndusInd Bank(down 2.85%), Bharti Airtel(down 2.08%), Kotak Mahindra Bank(down 1.88%), ICICI Bank(down 1.87%), Hero MotoCorp(down 1.6%), HDFC Bank(down 1.57%), Titan Company Ltd(down 1.47%), Mahindra & Mahindra(down 1.45%) and Britannia Industries(down 1.44%) closed in the red.
