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Market@April 19: Day's report

After an extremely bullish opening, software stocks remained volatile for a major part of the day. Global, Zee and SSI hit 16 per cent upper circuit. Satyam, Infosys, Digital and Pentamedia gained more than 7 per cent each.

NIIT however lost nearly 31 per cent from the day's high. It was down 16 per cent.

Reliance was the star performer amongst old economy counters, gaining 12 per cent. Grasim, SBI, Tisco, Ranbaxy, Bhel, Reliance Capital and Nestle also recorded impressive gains.

The trading volume was significantly higher on both exchanges.

Sensex up 135 points at 3574. Nifty up 41 points at 1144.

Sensex:

• Open: 3552.17
• High: 3621.03
• Low: 3471.03
• Close: 3574.08

S&P CNX Nifty:

• Open: 1103.60
• High: 1159.30
• Low: 1103.60
• Close: 1139.80

• BSE advances: 689
• BSE declines: 542
• BSE unchanged:102
• BSE volume: Rs 1817 crore

Most active:
Satyam, Reliance, Infosys, L&T, Wipro.

Gainers: Between 7.9 per cent and 16 per cent
Satyam, Reliance, Himachal, Global, Zee, SSI, Ranbaxy, Bhel, HCL Tech, DSQ Bio, Polaris, Balaji Tele, Essel Packaging, Orient Info.

Gainers: Between 5 per cent and 7.89 per cent
Infosys, Pentamedia, Digital, Bank of Baroda, Nestle, Padmini Tech, Nirma, E Merck, Hind Zinc, RS Software, Kopran.

Losers: Between 7.9 per cent and 16 per cent
NIIT, BPCL, Sonata Soft, Mastek, PSI Data, Trigyn Tech, Syngenta Ind, Padmalaya Tele.

Losers: Between 5 per cent and 7.89 per cent
HCL Info, India Cements, Jaiprakash, Wartsila NSD, Aztec Soft, Nath Seeds.

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