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Britannia shares drop 5% on price hike warning amid Iran conflict

after close1 source ↓written by the desknot a recommendation

to ₹5
4.97%

Britannia Industries shares fell 4.97% to ₹5,525 after the company warned of higher product prices due to rising freight costs linked to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. This announcement raised concerns over margins and consumer demand, making Britannia one of the top laggards on the Nifty FMCG index. Investors reacted negatively, fearing inflationary pressures on the consumer goods sector.

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The market after the news

BRITANNIA closed −2.0% on the day of the news, from ₹5,520.00 to ₹5,410.50; Nifty −1.5% over the same session; futures OI +2.3%.

Bulletin at 16:13 IST on 8 May 2026. Every change is measured from ₹5,520.00, the last close before it, on 8 May. Nifty 50 is measured over the same sessions.

  • BRITANNIA close ₹
  • Nifty 50, rebased to the close before the news
  • close before the news
  • above it
  • below it
  • futures OI, lots
BRITANNIA closes around the bulletin against the close before the news, with Nifty 50 rebased to it516955205871axis spans 14%before the news · 8 May5520Nifty 50BRITANNIAbulletinD0+1+3+54 May14 May25 MayFutures open interest, lotspeak 26,000Reference close ₹5,520.00. 16 sessions from 4 May to 25 May; the price axis spans 14 percent.
price axis fixed at 4 × the 14-session true range around the close before the news · values printed at each marked session
Closes after the news against the close before it, with Nifty 50 over the same span
SessionClose ₹Change %Nifty %
Before8 May₹5,520.00basebase
On the day11 May₹5,410.50▼ −2.0%▼ −1.5%−0.5 pp difference
+1 session12 May₹5,334.00▼ −3.4%▼ −3.3%−0.1 pp difference
+3 sessions14 May₹5,372.50▼ −2.7%▼ −2.0%−0.7 pp difference
+5 sessions18 May₹5,380.50▼ −2.5%▼ −2.2%−0.3 pp difference
Gap at the open, % · ₹
▼ −0.3%−14.35 on 11 May
Day's range, % · ₹
2.0%≈ 110 high to low
Volume on the day
1.15×the 20-session average
Futures OI on the day
▲ +2.3%+560 lots · short build-up · price −2.0%
Futures OI open, lots
25,00011 May · 26 May expiry
Futures premium, ₹
−10.00−0.2% to spot
Puts per call, by OI
0.40from 0.46 the session before
Max pain
5,550from 5,600 the session before

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