HUL hits all-time high at BSE

The Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) Index and the Consumer Durables Index on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) today rose 1.79 per cent and 1.67 per cent, respectively.

Bellwether stock Hindustan Unilever (HUL) was trading at an all-time-high of five per cent during the first half of the day to finally level at Rs 314.65 — up by almost four per cent from the previous day’s close.

Colgate-Palmolive, ITC, Godrej Consumer and Tata Global Beverages also saw a sharp rally in their prices to close trade at Rs 918.20, Rs 178.89, Rs 411.45 and Rs 125, respectively.

Among consumer durable stocks, Blue Star, Titan Industries and Bajaj Electricals were significant gainers, with share prices hovering in the region of Rs 492, Rs 299.15 and Rs 3,351.25, respectively, up 4.43 per cent, 1.79 per cent and 1.15 per cent from their previous day’s close.