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Weight of FMCG companies in Nifty50 lowest in a decade, shows data

Analysts attribute the poor showing by FMCG and auto stocks to a combination of demand slowdown and rising input costs

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The combined m-cap of the six FMCG firms in the index was up only 0.5 per cent YoY to Rs 14.02 trillion at end of March 2022

Krishna Kant Mumbai
Consumer stocks remain the biggest laggard on the bourses. The Nify50 weighting of FMCG stocks declined to a decade low of 9.9 per cent at the end of March this year, down 150 basis points from 11.4 per cent a year ago.

At their peak in March 2013, major FMCG stocks, such as Hindustan Unilever, ITC, and Asian Paints, together accounted for 15 per cent of the Nifty50. But now together with automobile stocks, the consumer goods sector accounts for only 14.7 per cent of the index, down 200 basis points in the past 12 months and 37 per cent from

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