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Market@July 21: Day's report

After remaining firm in the first half, stocks came under strong selling pressure in the afternoon session. The selling was extremely strong in software stocks, and a large number of stocks showed a negative close. The fall was significant in most cases. Stocks like Wipro, Digital Equipment, Zee Tele and Pentamedia reported a fall of more than 5 per cent. At the same time, stocks like Reliance, ITC, ACC, L&T, SBI and Tisco also showed a weak trend and closed lower.

Sensex down 114 points at 4461. Nifty down 28 points at 1496.

BSE Sensex

• Open: 4601.08
• High: 4606.21
• Low: 4460.42
• Close: 4461.48

S&P CNX Nifty

• Open: 1424.9
• High: 1435.2
• Low: 1394.30
• Close: 1395.75

• BSE volume: Rs 3899 crore
• NSE volume: Rs 4792 crore

Top traded stocks
Himachal, Satyam, Zee Tele, Infosys, Reliance.

Gainers: Between 7.9 per cent and 16 per cent
Mastek, Kale Consultants, Krone Com, Adam Comsoft, Datasoft App, Sab Nife, Nat Peroxide, Paramount Communication, Videocon Finance, Birla Global, Shakti Pumps.

Gainers: Between 5 per cent and 7.89 per cent
GV Films, Himalaya Int, Amara Raja Batteries, Mirc Electronics, Elbee Services, Twinstar Soft, Eupharma, Toubro Infotech.

Losers: Between 7.9 per cent and 16 per cent
Tisco, Escorts, Reliance Capital, Century, Usha Beltron, Leading Edge, Sibar Soft, Color Chips, Jupiter Orga, Oxford Int, Odyssey Video.

Losers: Between 5 per cent and 7.9 per cent
Zee Tele, Pentamedia, Wipro, Dig Equipment, Dr Reddy, ICICI, TV 18, Cadila Health, Sesa Goa, Anco Com, Timex Watches.

Market Report

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