These consistent performers are expected to maintain momentum.
Thinning valuation gap between these and mid-caps indicates a shift in investors' preferences.
Aggressive Hindutva elements have also disappointed industry captains
Ajit Mishra, Vice President, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers's queries on stocks they own or want to buy.
Of the 16 FMCG firms, 12 companies saw an increase in their respective foreign institutional investors holding in three months ended September 2013 over the year-ago period, while the remaining four witnessed a decline in FIIs stake, according to a report by A C Choksi Share Brokers.
India on track to be third largest consumer economy by 2025.
Real test of the rally in this segment will be the upcoming result season.
'Birla only made representations to then PM for coal blocks allocation.'
Excise duty on most products has been capped at 12.5 per cent
Ricoh India, the largest gainer among these pack, has rallied 192 per cent from Rs 294 to Rs 859 on the BSE so far in the current calendar year.
Excise duty hike for cigarettes could be lower.
The 30-share Sensex provisionally ended up 366 points at 27,275 and the 50-share Nifty ended up 132 points at 8,235.
The new push is being driven primarily by over 170,000 villages where household income is over Rs 1 lakh a year.
Softening rural consumption and the likelihood of weak corporate earnings in the March quarter saw investors dump stocks.
Consolidation is the prime mood of the Indian equity market at the moment.
Industrialists affirm their belief that the adverse effects of demonetisation and the goods and services tax are finally over.
Many chief executives said they were talking to people at the top level in their organisations to find how their companies can help the flood victims.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers' queries on stocks they own or want to buy.
Only Hindustan Unilever and Nestl bucked the trend.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended 80 points up at 23,789 while the Nifty50 closed at 7,235, up 24 points.
Bringing in people with large corporate experience also helps in bringing in world class processes in quality and compliance
And the way to a cure begins with conversation.
From Dabur to HUL, here are 10 stocks with significant rural exposure in the auto, agri-chemical and fast moving consumer goods sectors, which should see an uptick in sales growth.
While larger companies like Nestle India, Britannia and the like are often mentioned, some mid-cap companies are also expected to grow at a rapid clip.
Despite slowdown, smaller firms attract growth capital.
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High retail inflation is exerting pressure on households to cut expenses wherever possible.
FMCG, automobile industries say if GST regime kicks in, rail hubs can take Make in India to a new high.
India Inc has too much on its plate to ensure double digit growth in FY16.
Armed with deep customer knowledge, low operational overheads, new funding opportunities and help from online marketplaces, the local brand is turning David to every Goliath that steps into its neighbourhood, says T E Narasimhan.
Chocolate majors, home and surface cleaning companies, beauty brands say that business has been brisk this festive season.
A growing number of firms are putting in formal policy frameworks to tap into company alumni and facilitate the return of former employees, discovers Sangeeta Tanwar.
Weak monsoon forecast rekindled fears of higher inflation.
BSE Sensex ended at 25,549.72 up by 321 points or 1.27% and the Nifty ended 7624.40 up by 97.75 points or 1.30%.
Market breadth was weak with 1,260 advances and 1,597 losers on the BSE.
Urban and rural FMCG sales growth data for the last five quarters show the latter outperformed the former consistently.
This comes in the wake of allegations of financial irregularities by the erstwhile management led by Harish Moolchandani.
Auto and realty shares were among the top Sensex gainers.
Key events that rocked India Inc in 2014 and one of them is Vishal Sikka taking over reins at Infosys.
Household consumption recovered in urban India in May-July but remains weak in rural.
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