Although large companies like Nestle, Dabur or HUL have been impacted by this slowdown in demand, it was the small, local players that have been hit harder.
Top gainers from the Sensex pack are Infosys, Cipla, NTPC, ITC and Lupin
Players like UltraTech Cement more expensive than ITC and HUL; others catching up fast.
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Several leading industrialists, including Reliance Industries CMD Mukesh Ambani, Vedanta Resources Limited executive chairman Anil Agarwal, chairman emeritus of Tata Sons Ratan Tata, Mahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra, Paytm Founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Welspun Group chairman and Assocham president B K Goenka, attended the swearing-in ceremony.
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The 30-share Sensex ended down 297 points at 27,438 and the 50-share Nifty closed 93 points lower at 8,305.
Softening rural consumption and the likelihood of weak corporate earnings in the March quarter saw investors dump stocks.
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Growth numbers for the large players in the sector, though, improved during the quarter.
Intensifying competition and possibility of further legal action to test expectations of recovery.
Investors accumulated quality stocks at valuable and attractive levels.
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India gets its first basmati billionaire family. The promoter family of KRBL reaps gains from high demand for basmati in India and overseas. The company had a stock of 300,000 tonnes of rice as of September 30.
Stellar rally in ITC shares along with strength in the Asian equities capped the downside.
Infosys, Wipro and HUL among the top losers for the day.
Bajaj Auto was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, surging 3.95 per cent followed by Maruti Suzuki at 2.69 per cent.
Pharma was the top losing index amid worries about their earnings outlook with Lupin down over 4%
According to a 2013 CLSA report , online retail in India was worth $3.1 billion, or about 10% of the country's organised retail market
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Banking shares saw a renewed buying interest on the hopes of a rate-cut by the central bank post the easing of macro-economic data.
The country's largest consumer goods company Hindustan Unilever says it has been able to reduce its water use by regular metering, monitoring and controlling of utilities consumption at all its manufacturing sites
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High retail inflation is exerting pressure on households to cut expenses wherever possible.
Of the 30-share Sensex pack, 22 ended with losses while NTPC ended flat at Rs 127.30.
With Naga, Korean and Singaporean eateries, Kammanahalli in east Bengaluru offers unconventional dining options.
Nestle's Maggi 'shock therapy' worked. Nestle probably required such shock treatment as the June 2015 ban on Maggi noodles to jerk it out of its ennui, suggests Suresh Narayanan, now chairman and managing director of Nestle's India business.
Sensex,Nifty to remain under pressure through the week.
Dabur has launched 44 products during the year.
ICICI Bank and SBI were among the top Sensex gainers along with FMCG majors ITC and HUL.
No more a paper tiger, the Advertising Standards Council of India will partner the Department of Consumer Affairs to enforce better compliance.
The NSE Nifty settled the day 38.85 points or 0.37 per cent lower at 10,500.90 after shuttling between 10,590.55 and 10,456.65, intra-day.
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Sentiment was largely positive after April IIP grew at 4.9 per cent, spurred by higher growth in manufacturing and mining sectors.
Only Hindustan Unilever and Nestl bucked the trend.
While Reliance has the clout to negotiate prices with suppliers for its e-commerce, not to forget the cost advantage of integrated warehouse and supply chains, Amazon and Walmart are no pushovers, they too have deep pockets.
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