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Hindustan Unilever Ltd. shares advanced 2.94% to 1,875.50 Indian rupees Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the BSE SENSEX Index rising 1.54% to 73,033.78.
Hindustan Unilever Ltd. closed 28.59% short of its 52-week high of 2,626.22 rupees, which the company reached on October 23rd.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as Jyothy Laboratories Ltd. fell 0.40% and Procter & Gamble Hygiene & Health Care Ltd. rose 0.45%. Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. rose 1.96%.
Trading volume totaled 69,328, compared to the 50-day average of 92,671.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet