Market@August 17: Day's report

Software stocks remained under pressure on Thursday. Almost all the stocks from this sector showed a negative close. DSQ Soft was the worst hit and was down more than 7 per cent. Other stocks like Silverline, Wipro and Pentamedia also reported sharp dip.

Cement stocks showed sharp a dip. L&T and Grasim dipped more than 8 per cent. ACC and India Cements also lost heavily. While MTNL gained smartly SBI, HLL and SBI showed a negative close. Hotel stocks remained in demand.

Sensex down 32 points at 4294, Nifty down 9 points at 1342.

Sensex

• Open: 4346.03
• High: 4365.43
• Low: 4267.91
• Close: 4293.77

Nifty

• Open: 1351.50
• High: 1363.05
• Low: 1334.95
• Close: 1342.00

• BSE advances: 600
• BSE declines: 746
• BSE unchanged: 149
• BSE volume: Rs 3740 crore
• NSE volume: Rs 5075 crore

Most active stocks
Himachal, Zee Tele, Satyam, Gloabl Tele and Infosys.

Gainers: Between 7.9 per cent and 16 per cent
M&M, EIH, VSNL, Ind Rayon, Fortune Info, Zicom Elect, Kothari Products, Suraj Diamond, Clariant, Citicorp.

Gainers: Between 5 per cent to 7.9 per cent
Shyam Tele, Bombay Dyeing, Top Cassettes, United Breweries, Magan Ind, Avon Organics, Prime Sec, Alsthom, Videocon App.

Losers: Between 7.9 per cent to 16 per cent
L&T, Grasim, Advent Comp, Tata Telcom, Sriven Multi, Baron Info, Sarvodaya Lab, Mobile Tele, Vindhya Tele, Global Trust, Munjal Showa.

Losers: Between 5 per cent to 7.9 per cent
DSQ Soft, Dig Equipment, ACC, Sun Pharma, India Cements, GV Films, Veronica Lab, Jain Studio, Aftek Info, Khyati Resort, Cinerad Com, Anco Com.

Money

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