** Shares of Marico MRCO.NS climb 2.5% to 763.30 rupees, top gainer among consumer goods stocks .NIFTYFMCG
** MRCO said its Q4 consolidated revenue grew in the low-twenties percentage range in a provisional update
** MRCO sees Q4 operating profit growing in double digit range, says confident of healthy volume-led growth in FY27
** Stock was up 0.7% before the news
** Analysts rate MRCO and 8 other stocks "buy" on 15-member consumer goods index - LSEG data
** Stock up 2.8% this week after logging four straight weekly losses
(Reporting by Nandan Mandayam in Bengaluru)
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