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Market@April 27: Day's report

Market failed to open strong on Thursday, and showed wild moves as key index stocks remained volatile for a major part of the day. The selling pressure set in during the second half of the day, and a large number of software stocks hit the lower circuit. Reliance, NIIT and Global Tele remained extremely volatile.

Reliance Industries, Satyam Comp, Infosys, Global Tele, and Zee Tele topped the volume charts accounting for 61 per cent of total traded volume on the BSE.

Sensex down 112 points at 4680, Nifty down 22 points at 1414.

Sensex

• Open: 4761.90
• High: 4799.26
• Low: 4637.03
• Close: 4680.88

Nifty

• Open: 1436.15
• High: 1455.85
• Low: 1400.65
• Close: 1414.15

• BSE advances: 542
• BSE declines: 986
• BSE unchanged: 127
• BSE volume: Rs 3140 crore
• NSE volume: Rs 4490 crore

Stocks at upper circuit
Raymond, Glenmark Pharma, Kotak Mahindra Finance, Syncom Form, Widia, Astra IDL and Hinduja Finance.

Stocks at lower circuit
Himachal Futuristic, NIIT, Wipro, Pentamedia, SSI, Silverline, DSQ Soft, Aptech, Orient Info, HCL Tech, M&M, Sun Pharma, Frontier Info, Bharat Electronics, Vakrangee, Aftek Info, GV Films, SQL Star, Zenith Comp, Cybermate, Wockhardt, Advent Comp, Soffia Soft, Birla Eric, VJIL, Mastek and Atcom Tech.

Stocks up over 5 per cent
Visualsoft, Kale Consultants, Parekh Platinum, Tube Inv, Magan Ind, Invest Trust and Emco Trans.

Stocks down over 5 per cent
Zee Tele, Rolta, Dig Equipment, L&T, HCL Info, IPCL, Grasim, Dr. Reddy's, Bata, GNFC, TV 18, Essel Packaging, Crompton Greaves, Websity Info, Crest Comm, Corporation Bank, India Cements, Apollo Tyres, Jain Studio, Century, Max India, RS Soft, Odyssey Tech, ITC Bhadra, Clio Info, PSI Data and Jaiprakash.

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