Vadilal Industries(up 3.72%), Hatsun Agro Product Ltd(up 3.08%), Jyothy Labs(up 3.07%), Future Consumer(up 2.86%), Godrej Consumer Products(up 2.55%), ADF Foods(up 2.35%), Heritage Foods(up 2.33%), Dabur India(up 2.07%), Zydus Wellness(up 1.93%) and DFM Foods(up 1.56%) stood among the top gainers.
P & G Hygiene(down 4.43%), Euro India Fresh Foods(down 3.40%), Umang Dairies(down 2.38%), Marico(down 1.64%), Bajaj Consumer(down 1.37%), Mrs Bectors Food Specialities(down 0.91%), JHS Svendgaard Laboratories(down 0.88%), Gillette India(down 0.71%), Parag Milk(down 0.68%) and Hindustan Foods(down 0.35%) were among the top losers of the day.
The NSE Nifty50 index ended 40.5 points down at 16818.1, while the 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 188.32 points at 56409.96.
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation(up 3.35%), Hindalco Industries(up 2.9%),
Enterprises(up 2.88%), HDFC LIFE INSURANCE(up 2.63%), ITC(up 2.49%), Dr Reddys Laboratories(up 2.13%), Shree Cement(up 2.12%), Tata Steel(up 1.73%), Cipla(up 1.7%) and Coal India(up 1.47%) stood among the top gainers in the Nifty pack.
On the other hand, Asian Paints(down 5.2%), Tech Mahindra(down 2.19%), Hero MotoCorp(down 2.12%), Bajaj Auto(down 1.95%), Titan Company Ltd(down 1.76%), Kotak Mahindra Bank(down 1.52%), Bajaj Finance(down 1.36%), Wipro(down 1.32%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone(down 1.29%) and Tata Consultancy(down 1.26%) closed in the red.