Consumer goods stocks were trading with gains, with the S&P BSE Consumer Discretionary Goods & Services index rising 30.43 points or 0.67% at 4584.81 at 09:49 IST.
Among the components of the S&P BSE Consumer Discretionary Goods & Services index, Borosil Renewables Ltd (up 9.4%), Asian Paints Ltd (up 9.11%),Shalimar Paints Ltd (up 6.21%),Borosil Ltd (up 6.07%),Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd (up 4.58%), were the top gainers. Among the other gainers were Zee Media Corporation Ltd (up 4.55%), Relaxo Footwears Ltd (up 3.76%), Berger Paints India Ltd (up 3.76%), Asian Granito India Ltd (up 3.43%), and Future Enterprises-DVR (up 3.28%).
On the other hand, Vaibhav Global Ltd (down 4.23%), Tube Investments of India Ltd (down 3.37%), and Apollo Tyres Ltd (down 3.14%) moved lower.