Market@August 10: Day's report

After a firm opening in the morning the day proved to be negative for the software stocks. Almost all the software stocks showed a negative close. Himachal was the only counter which remained firm for a major part of the day.

Zee Tele which was up over 8 per cent in the morningdropped from the highs close the day marginally higher. Sterlite also dipped sharply, and lost more the 12 per cent. The sentiment for the non-software stocks also remained weak.

Sensex down 53 points at 4254, Nifty down 17 points at 1328.

Sensex

• Open: 4312.24
• High: 4360.91
• Low: 4244.19
• Close: 4253.98

Nifty

• Open: 1345.25
• High: 1360.40
• Low: 1325.15
• Close: 1328.60

• BSE advances: 563
• BSE declines: 825
• BSE unchanged: 157
• BSE volume: Rs 4129 crore
• NSE volume: Rs 5668 crore

Most active stocks
Himachal, Zee Tele, Satyam, Infosys, Global Tele.

Gainers: Between 7.9 per cent and 16 per cent
GE Shipping, Shyam Tele, Advent Comp, Zenith Info, Pun Com, Tata Hydro, Elbee Services, Tata Telcom, Vindhya Tele.

Gainers: Between 5 per cent to 7.9 per cent
Kaashyap Rad, Jain Studio, Andhra Valley, Morepan Lab, Nexus Soft.

Losers: Between 7.9 per cent to 16 per cent
Sterlite, SSI, Denim Ent, Onward Tech, Nath Seeds, Mascon Global, Shree Cements.

Losers: Between 5 per cent to 7.9 per cent
Dig Equipment, HCL Tech, BPCL, VSNL, Cadbury, Frontier Info, Mobile Tele, Maars Soft, Vakrangee, Lee & Nee Soft, Color Chips.

Money

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