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Market@April 12: Day's report

The bloodbath continued for the second consecutive day. Zee Tele, Satyam, SSI, Himachal and HCL Tech lost 16 per cent each. Infosys, Global Tele and NIIT lost over 12 per cent each. The performance of other IT counters was quite bad.

Old economy counters also witnessed selling pressure. Reliance, Reliance Petro, Ranbaxy and Tisco were major losers. Cement counters however managed to attract buying interest, and showed smart recovery from their lows. The overall trading volume was relatively high, and the Sensex touched a 26-month low.

Sensex lost 141 points at 3184. Nifty was down 41 points at 1026.

BSE Sensex

• Open: 3254.22
• High: 3264.57
• Low: 3120.13
• Close: 3183.77

S&P CNX Nifty

• Open: 1066.75
• High: 1066.75
• Low: 1001.80
• Close: 1026.20

• BSE advances: 273
• BSE declines: 968
• BSE unchanged: 116
• BSE volume: Rs 1198 crore

Most active
Infosys, Satyam, Reliance, Wipro, Dig Equipment.

Gainers: Between 7.9 per cent and 16 per cent
Lupin Lab, Excel Ind, State Bank of Mysore.

Gainers: Between 5 per cent to 7.9 per cent
Hughes Soft, Goldstone Tech, Mphasis BFL, Zodiac Clothing, Aarti Drugs.

Losers: Between 7.9 per cent to 16 per cent
Zee Tele, Satyam, Infosys, Reliance, Global Tele, Pentamedia, DSQ Soft, Silverline, HFCL, NIIT, SSI, Aptech, Sterlite Optical, Rel Capital, Tata Elxsi, HCL Info.

Losers: Between 5 per cent to 7.9 per cent
Wipro, Tisco, Ranbaxy, Sterlite, Jaiprakash, McDowell, Videocon Int, Hero Honda, German Remedies, LML, Voltas.

Money

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