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Market@June 20: Day's report

Software stocks opened firm after a sharp rally at the Nasdaq on Monday. As a result of sustained buying, a large number of software stocks remained firm for a major part of the day. Pentamedia, Silverline, Sterlite, Rolta and HCL Tech were the strongest stocks.

Sensex up 23 points at 4860. Nifty up 9 points at 1508.

The pharma sector was also in demand, with a large number of stocks hitting the upper circuit of 12 per cent.

The non-software segement remained firm for a major part of the day. The trading volume remained high on both exchanges and touched a 3-month high. Volumes in Global Tele touched an all-time high.

Sensex

• Open: 4891.23
• High: 4919.63
• Low: 4834.79
• Current: 4860.04

S&P CNX Nifty

• Open: 1498.00
• High: 1518.05
• Low: 1497.05
• Current: 1507.90

• BSE advances: 947
• BSE declines: 631
• BSE unchanged: 130
• BSE volume: Rs 5232 crore
• NSE volume: Rs 6120 crore

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

Gainers: Between 7.9 per cent and 12 per cent
Dig Equipment, Rolta, Dr. Reddy's, HCL Info, Tata Elxsi, Tata Power, Bombay Dyeing, BPL, Sun Pharma, Orient Info, SmithKline Pharma, Bharat Electronics, Advent Comp, Anco Com, Shyam Tele, Mastek, Shree Rama.

Gainers: Between 5 per cent and 7.9 per cent
Pentamedia, Ranbaxy, Sterlite, IPCL, Videocon Int, Glaxo, Cipla, Aptech, McDowell, Philips, Ballarpur, Crest Com, Parke Davis, Frontier Info, Jain Studios, Burroughs Wellcome, Tata Hydro.

Losers: Between 12 per cent and 7.9 per cent
Excel, Bhartiya Int, Asahi India, Indo Nippon.

Losers: Between 7.9 per cent and 5 per cent
ICICI, Swaraj Engines, Vakrangee, Usha Beltron, Wockhardt Healthcare, Gemini Com, Adarsh Derivatives, Ciba Specialty, Esab India, Kajaria Cer, Vesuvius.

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