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FMCG prices rise up to 5% as GST relief ends

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2% price increase

India’s consumer goods makers are raising prices by up to 5% as the GST relief ends, driven by rising commodity costs and a weak rupee. Notably, Dabur India plans a 2% price increase this quarter, which will persist into next year. This shift indicates a return of pricing power in the FMCG sector, impacting consumer spending.

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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 18 Feb 2026, 16:06 IST.

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The market after the news

DABUR closed −1.8% on the day of the news, from ₹510.60 to ₹501.65; Nifty −1.4% over the same session; futures OI −0.8%.

Bulletin at 16:06 IST on 18 Feb 2026. Every change is measured from ₹510.60, the last close before it, on 18 Feb. Nifty 50 is measured over the same sessions.

  • DABUR close ₹
  • Nifty 50, rebased to the close before the news
  • close before the news
  • above it
  • below it
  • futures OI, lots
DABUR closes around the bulletin against the close before the news, with Nifty 50 rebased to it469.75510.60551.45axis spans 17%before the news · 18 Feb510.60Nifty 50DABURbulletinD0+1+3+512 Feb24 Feb6 MarFutures open interest, lotspeak 21,000Reference close ₹510.60. 16 sessions from 12 Feb to 6 Mar; the price axis spans 17 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 %
Before18 Feb₹510.60basebase
On the day19 Feb₹501.65▼ −1.8%▼ −1.4%−0.3 pp difference
+1 session20 Feb₹509.70▼ −0.2%▼ −1.0%+0.8 pp difference
+3 sessions24 Feb₹518.05▲ +1.5%▼ −1.5%+3.0 pp difference
+5 sessions26 Feb₹524.45▲ +2.7%▼ −1.3%+4.0 pp difference
Gap at the open, % · ₹
0.0%0.00 on 19 Feb
Day's range, % · ₹
2.8%≈ 14 high to low
Volume on the day
0.50×the 20-session average
Futures OI on the day
▼ −0.8%−170 lots · long unwinding · price −1.8%
Futures OI open, lots
21,00019 Feb · 24 Feb expiry
Futures premium, ₹
−0.60−0.1% to spot
Puts per call, by OI
0.50from 0.54 the session before
Max pain
505from 510 the session before

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