Godfrey Phillips shares slipped 1.9% after a major fire hit its Andhra tobacco processing plant.

• The blaze erupted at a third‑party tobacco processing and storage facility in Andhra Pradesh today.
• The company is assessing damage; insurance coverage sufficiently protects its tobacco leaf inventory value against losses.
• Despite the incident, Godfrey Phillips shares have risen approximately 88% year‑to‑date so far this year.