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Informist, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026

 

MUMBAI – Shares of fast-moving consumer goods companies are expected to extend losses next week in tandem with the broader market. Analysts expect the Indian equity market to log losses next week as the Nifty 50 erased all gains made after the announcement of the India-US trade deal.

 

Friday, the Nifty FMCG index ended 1.9% lower at 50902.15 points. The index has fallen by 3.2% in the last 30 days. Hindustan Unilever's weak earnings for the December quarter triggered a fresh round of selling pressure in the FMCG index this week. In comparison, the Nifty 50 has fallen just 1.0% in the last 30 days and closed 1.3% lower Friday at 25471.10 points. The Nifty FMCG is expected to find support at 49350-49000 points and face resistance at 52400 points, analysts said.

 

"FMCG index formed a fresh selling pivot after facing resistance around its 2-month exponential moving average," said Vipin Kumaar, assistant-vice president – technical and derivatives at Globe Capital Market. The current chart structure is weak and indicates a sell-on-rise trading approach, as long as it is holding below the 52400 spot level on a closing basis, he said.

 

Underwhelming earnings from FMCG companies in the December quarter, despite the cut in the goods and services tax, suggested that they failed to sharply increase demand or consumption. Most FMCG companies missed analysts' estimates for the reporting quarter. Hindustan Unilever fell 4.3% Friday after some brokerages trimmed their forecasts on revenue, net profit and earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation. 

 

Shares of HUL will be in focus next week as its demerged ice-cream business Kwality Wall's (India) Ltd. will be listed on exchanges Monday. The ice-cream company's 2.35 billion shares will be listed and will be under the trade-for-trade segment for 10 sessions, according to the exchanges. The shares will be part of the special pre-open session for the initial public offering, and the price will be determined accordingly, BSE said. HUL had demerged its ice cream business into a new standalone company, Kwality Wall's. As per the demerger plan, HUL shareholders will receive one share of Kwality Wall's for every HUL share owned.

 

TOP HEADLINES

 

* HUL says Kwality Wall's got nod from bourses to list shares on Mon
* Radico Khaitan COO Amar Sinha resigns, to leave Mar 31
* Analyst Concall: Improving econ, strategic actions to lift HUL revenue FY27
* HMA Agro Industries Oct-Dec consol PAT up over 3-fold YoY at INR 662.33 mln
* Honasa Consumer Oct-Dec consol PAT rises 93% YoY to INR 502 million
* HUL to step up advt, promotional spend to fund co's bigger bets - CFO Gupta
* Earnings Review: HUL Q3 PAT jumps on fair gain from ice-cream ops demerger
* TV: HUL consol EBITDA margin would be 24% sans labour code impact, says mgmt
* Analyst Concall: Biscuits, skin care items on Patanjali Foods' launch list
* Earnings Review:Strong FMCG, edible oil sales boost Patanjali Foods Q3 sales
* Analyst Concall: Britannia sees better margins as commodity prices stabilise
* United Breweries Oct-Dec PAT doubles on year to INR 808.3 million
* SC asks food safety authority to consider upfront warning labels on packages
* Earnings Review: Britannia's Q3 PAT up 17% YoY on growth in sales
* Earnings Outlook: Britannia PAT seen up on price hike, increased packet size
* Earnings Outlook: Impact of cut in GST on trade to hit HUL growth in Q3
* Marico arm to buy Vietnamese firm Skinetiq for INR 2.62 bln
* Jyothy Labs Oct-Dec PAT falls 7.2% YoY to INR 811.2 million
* KPR Mill Oct-Dec consolidated sales fall 4% YoY, net profit rises 3%
* Crompton Greaves' Oct-Dec PAT falls 12.1% YoY to INR 982.5 million

 

The following are the resistance and support levels for key FMCG stocks for next week, as per calculations based on their prices on the National Stock Exchange:

 

Company	Price	Week-on-week  change in %	Resistance	Support
AWL Agri Business	201.57	(-)4.60	207.70	197.20
Britannia Industries	5980.50	1.20	6146.20	5885.20
Colgate Palmolive India	2122.20	(-)0.50	2147.10	2088.10
Dabur India	512.45	0.80	522.70	505.00
Emami	489.60	(-)2.90	500.60	481.70
Godrej Consumer Products	1195.40	1.20	1207.40	1185.00
Hindustan Unilever	2305.20	(-)4.90	2434.90	2235.50
ITC	313.75	(-)3.70	320.30	310.00
Jyothy Labs	244.27	0.00	249.30	239.60
Marico	760.15	1.00	777.30	749.30
Nestle India	1282.60	(-)1.60	1322.70	1257.90
Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care	11694.00	(-)1.70	12078.00	11278.00
Tata Consumer Products	1132.20	(-)2.30	1165.80	1108.60
Varun Beverages	449.30	2.30	457.70	441.40
Index	Levels
Nifty FMCG	50902.15	(-)1.90	52012.90	50256.50
Nifty 50	25471.10	(-)0.90	25701.30	25329.20
S&P BSE Sensex	82626.76	(-)1.10	83292.20	82201.90

 

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Reported by Simran Rede

Edited by Saji George Titus

 

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