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Informist, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025

MUMBAI – Stocks of fast-moving consumer goods companies are likely to trade higher next week, taking positive domestic cues. However, with FMCG stocks outperforming benchmark indices sharply this week, investors may book some profits next week, analysts said.

India's fundamentals remained intact as the country's headline inflation fell to an over eight-year low of 1.54% in September, with food inflation falling to a near seven-year low of (-)2.28%. Moreover, FMCG companies have also been among the biggest beneficiaries of the recent sharp cut in goods and services tax rates.

Despite positive domestic factors, US tariffs on Indian exports and persistent net sales in equities by foreign institutional investors are likely to weigh on sentiment, analysts said. Additionally, market optimism improved after signs that India and the US are moving towards a trade deal, while a softer dollar supported the rupee.

After the sharp fall in inflation, all six members of the Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee acknowledged that it has opened up space for further monetary policy easing. The MPC voted unanimously to hold the policy repo rate at 5.50% earlier this month. 

The earnings of FMCG companies will also likely direct the movement in stock prices, analysts said. So far, only Nestle India has announced its September quarter earnings. With three of its four product groups registering strong volume-led double-digit growth in the September quarter, the FMCG major clocked its best-ever quarterly revenue since its inception in India. Not only was the company able to steer growth amid challenges in its trade channels arising from the recent cut in GST, but it also beat the Street's view on both revenue and net profit.

FMCG giant Hindustan Unilever is slated to announce its results Thursday. Colgate-Palmolive will also declare its earnings on Thursday. Friday, the Nifty FMCG index rose 1.4% to 56616.40 points. The index logged gains of 3% over the week, compared with a 1.7% rise in the Nifty 50. The Nifty FMCG closed higher for the week after closing lower in the previous week. 

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Following are the resistance and support levels for the stocks for next week as per calculations by Informist based on their prices on the National Stock Exchange:

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Reported by Simran Rede

Edited by Saji George Titus

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