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FMCG firms announce record dividends for shareholders

after close1 source ↓written by the desknot a recommendation

dividend
₹90.50/share
payout
₹41/share
board meeting
21 May
₹5.50/share
₹4/share

FMCG companies are in the spotlight with Britannia Industries declaring a record ₹90.50/share dividend, while Hindustan Unilever follows with a ₹41/share payout. Additionally, ITC will consider its dividend at the upcoming board meeting on 21 May. Other notable dividends include Dabur at ₹5.50/share and Marico at ₹4/share. 📈

This surge in dividends reflects strong cash flows and may enhance investor sentiment in the FMCG sector.

Not investment advice. For informational purposes only.

OI Charts is not a SEBI-registered investment adviser or research analyst. This bulletin was written by the OI Charts desk from the public sources listed here. It is commentary on market conditions, not a basis for any investment decision and not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Prices as of 8 May 2026, 16:17 IST.

Sourcesnews.google.com

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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 16:17 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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