Market@August 1: Day's report

The sentiment remained negative for a major part of the day as stocks were under pressure. Except for Global Tele and Himachal, other technology stocks saw selling and closed negative. Global Tele managed to attract an all-time high volume of 5.96 million shares -- accounting for nearly 20 per cent of the total traded volume on the BSE. The stock gained 4 per cent. Himachal also gained and showed a positive close. Meanwhile, the non-software segment remained weak. Few pharma stocks like SmithKline Pharma, Ipca Lab and E Merck attracted buying interest.

Sensex was down 27 points at 4253. Nifty dropped 5 points to 1328.

Sensex

• Open: 4295.35
• High: 4302.86
• Low: 4239.82
• Close: 4252.77

S&P CNX Nifty

• Open: 1332.85
• High: 1344.5
• Low: 1322.60
• Close: 1328.20

• BSE advances: 633
• BSE declines: 820
• BSE unchanged: 131
• BSE volume: Rs 3586 crore
• NSE volume: Rs 4576 crore

Most active
Global Tele, Himachal, Satyam, Infosys, Zee Tele.

Gainers: Between 7.9 per cent and 16 per cent
Guj Gas, SmithKline Pharma, E Merck, Ipca Lab, Hinduja Finance, Mobile Tele, Infotech Ent, VJIL, Datasoft App.

Gainers: Between 5 per cent to 7.9 per cent
Anco Com, Sawaca Com, Elgi Equipment, Jaiprakash, Bank of Rajasthan, Jupiter Orga, Birla 3M, Amtek Auto, Hind Power, Otis Elevator.

Losers: Between 7.9 per cent to 16 per cent
M&M, Bom Dyeing, Polaris, Aurobindo Pharma, ITI, Tata Telecom, PSI Data, Veronica Lab, Fortune Info, Color Chips, Sriven Multi, Thirumalai.

Losers: Between 5 per cent to 7.9 per cent
Colgate, VSNL, Hero Honda, Shyam Tele, Esab India, Bharat Electronics, Wockhardt, IOC, Alok Text, DSQ Biotech, Titan Ind.

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