Bharat Express

FMCG

The Indian stock market opened the week down, facing selling pressure in sectors like automobiles, IT, and FMCG.

Top gainers in the Sensex included Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, HDFC Bank, Nestle India, Tech Mahindra, and TCS. In contrast, NTPC, Power Grid, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Motors, and SBI were among the top losers.

In addition to strong performances in large-cap stocks, mid-cap and small-cap stocks also indian equity showed positive movement.

Fast-moving consumer goods behemoth Godrej Consumer Products Ltd will be making an investment of Rs 515 crore in Tamil Nadu.

the share price of Tata Consumer Products increased by more than 2.5 per cent.

FMCG Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL) announced its plans to acquire Raymond Consumer Care Ltd (RCCL)  on Thursday.

9.8% revenue rise in our FMCG coverage universe in Q4 FY23

In FY23 ended on March 31, sales of daily necessities, groceries, etc. increased by 8%, whereas sales of electronic products experienced a significant surge of 25%.

Tata, ITC, Nestle, Kraft Heinz, and Nissin Foods are among the potential bidders. Bloomberg had earlier said that Nestle was in talks with Capital Foods' management about a prospective acquisition that would likely value the company at above $1 billion.

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance has now entered the FMCG personal and home care sector. Industry experts are anticipating a price war as a result of the company’s aggressive efforts to swiftly boost distribution for a task that normally requires years while entering the household goods market.