Hindustan Unilever lost 1.4% to Rs 620.10 at 14:42 IST on BSE after a block deal of 3.81 lakh shares was executed on BSE at Rs 628.20 per share at 9:41 IST.
The block deal constitutes 0.01% of Hindustan Unilever's (HUL) equity.Meanwhile, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 97.77 points or 0.49% at 19,796.08.
On BSE, 4.87 lakh shares were traded in the counter as against average daily volume of 3.43 lakh shares in the past one quarter.
The stock was volatile. The stock lost as much as 1.93% at the day's low of Rs 616.70 so far during the day. The stock rose as much as 0.93% at the day's high of Rs 634.80 so far during the day. The stock had hit a record high of Rs 725 on 24 July 2013. The stock had hit a 52-week low of Rs 432.25 on 7 March 2013.
The stock had underperformed the market over the past one month till 26 September 2013, gaining 3.33% compared with the Sensex's 7.2% rise. The scrip had also underperformed the market in past one quarter, advancing 6.9% as against Sensex's 7.23% rise.
The large-cap company has equity capital of Rs 216.26 crore. Face value per share is Re 1.
HUL's net profit declined 23.4% to Rs 1019.25 crore on 7% growth in net sales to Rs 6687.49 crore in Q1 June 2013 over Q1 June 2012.
HUL is India's largest FMCG company in terms of sales with over 35 brands spanning 20 distinct categories such as soaps, detergents, shampoos, skin care, toothpastes, deodorants, cosmetics, tea, coffee, packaged foods, ice cream, and water purifiers.
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