Share market update: FMCG shares trade higher; Emami gains 3%

NEW DELHI: FMCG shares were trading higher in Monday's session.

Shares of Emami (up 2.81 per cent), Marico (up 2.59 per cent), Hindustan Unilever (up 2.12 per cent), Nestle India (up 2.11 per cent), Colgate Palmolive (India) (up 1.92 per cent), Dabur India (up 1.42 per cent), United Spirits (up 1.11 per cent), Britannia Industries (up 0.97 per cent), P & G Hygiene (up 0.89 per cent), United Breweries (up 0.59 per cent) and ITC (up 0.03 per cent) were among the top gainers.

The Nifty FMCG index was trading 1.04 per cent up at 26008.6 around 01:57 pm.

Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index was down 299 points at 8361.25, while the BSE Sensex was down 1098.28 points at 28717.31.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 13 were trading in the green, while 37 were in the red.

Shares of Vodafone Idea, SBI, Axis Bank, YES Bank, Tata Motors, ICICI Bank, Ashok Leyland, ITC, IndusInd Bank and ONGC were among the most traded shares on the NSE.