ITC's Q2FY2021 performance was affected by localised lockdowns in July-August resulting in a 12% decline in volume of core-cigarette business (net sales was down by ~14%). Cigarette sales started recovering from September but yet to reach preCOVID levels. Non-cigarette FMCG performed strongly, rising by 18.4% led by staples, operating profit grew 66% y-o-y to Rs. 366 crore (margins rose 300 bps to 9.7%). As non-cigarette FMCG business scales up, its OPM is expected to improve further...