HUL’s demand woe is a sticky issue

HUL’s demand woe is a sticky issue

Source: Live Mint India’s largest household goods company Hindustan Unilever Ltd’s (HUL) struggle with muted volume growth is turning into a persistent concern. In the September quarter (Q2FY25), underlying volume growth stood at 3%, missing analysts’ expectation of 5%—hinting that India’s much-touted consumption story may be losing momentum.  Weak demand, coupled with persistent food and…

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Investors shy away from FMCG stocks but embrace quick commerce platforms: Why?

Investors shy away from FMCG stocks but embrace quick commerce platforms: Why?

Source: Live Mint Hiren Ved, director and chief investment officer at Alchemy Capital Management, noted that investors are increasingly moving away from traditional FMCG stocks. “They are turning to aggregators and e-commerce platforms, particularly quick commerce, which sell both discretionary as well as non-discretionary consumer items as it provides a better proxy for growth as…

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Consumer Durables, Auto, FMCG, PSU among top 5 index outperformers during first Half FY25 | Stock Market News

Consumer Durables, Auto, FMCG, PSU among top 5 index outperformers during first Half FY25 | Stock Market News

Source: Live Mint Indian Stock Markets: The first half of FY25 has seen the Benchmark Nifty-50 index gain 14.91% . Against these handsome returns given by the benchmark, Nifty Consumer Durables Index , Nifty Auto Index, Nifty FMCG index, Nifty PSE Index and Nifty Pharma index are the top 5 outperformers. Key outperformers Nifty Consumer…

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