In comparison, the S&P BSE Sensex and the S&P BSE FMCG index were up 1.6 per cent and 0.6 per cent, respectively, in the past one month
The technical analyst also expects the Nifty to rally to 17,484 to 17,794; the support is now raised up to 17,100 level.
Off late, the stock has been under pressure following RBI's ban on Paytm Payments Bank (PPBL) from onboarding new customers.
According to the technical analyst from Anand Rathi, Cummins India has confirmed a multiyear breakout above the Rs 1,050-level.
The Nifty Pharma index has crossed its near-term resistance at 13,700, and may spurt another 1.5 per cent.
Future Group companies will convene meeting with their respective shareholders and creditors on April 20 and 21 to get their approval for the Rs 24,713-crore deal with Reliance Retail
According to the technical analyst from Anand Rathi, it is a good time to buy HUL as the stock recently retested its 200-WMA after a gap of 10 - 12 years.
Reliance Retail Ventures, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries, has bought 89 per cent stake in Purple Panda Fashions for Rs 950 crore.
Future Retail on Wednesday said that it was committed to taking all actions necessary to seek value adjustments and reversal of takeover of stores by the Reliance group.
The counter witnessed three-fold jump in volume with a combined 2.3 million equity shares changing hands on the NSE and BSE.
The stock has gained 19 per cent in the last one month after the company reported a strong set of numbers for the December quarter and the management showed optimism over the future growth.
Highly International and Voltas will hold 60% and 40% stake in the joint venture company, respectively, and the JVC would have equity capital of Rs 250 crore to be contributed in tranches.
The board of Zomato also approved acquisition of 16.66 per cent equity in Mukunda Foods for a consideration of $5 million.
The exchange said, the stock will be in trade-for-trade (T2T) segment for the first 10 trading days.
The technical analyst expects the Nifty to turn bearish below 16,555; whereas on the upside sees resistance around 16,927 and 17,040 levels.
Auto stocks too could be in limelight as the government shortlisted 75 firms under its PLI scheme for the sector.
The company remains confident of the medium to long-term growth prospects in edible oils, processed food, palm plantations and other businesses of the company.
The re-opening of offices, educational institutions, and courts will lead to normalisation of paper demand.
With Tuesday's intra-day fall of 9 per cent, Paytm's market capitalisation dropped to Rs 40,863 crore, down at the 112th position on the BSE.
Paytm has clarified stating the RBI ban does not impact on the services provided in partnership with other financial institutions.