FMCG sector: Pressures mount on earnings and valuations

When markets are in a correcting mode, one sector that jumps to mind for its โ€˜defensiveโ€™ qualities is the FMCG sector. With their staple business, non-discretionary spending holds revenues in good stead. But FMCG companies have instead corrected about 20% from their October โ€™21 peak. Against the Nifty 50, they have been underperformers over the past two years. So, what gives?

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