Market@July 27: Day's report

Himachal Futuristic was the star counter of the day. A smart gain of 16 per cent in this counter helped the sentiment for other software stocks. The counter attracted an all-time high volume of 71.97 lakh shares--accounting for more than 20 per cent of the total traded volume on the BSE.

The day started on weak note for other software stocks and by mid-session, a large number of stocks were down substantially. Stocks like Satyam Comp, SSI, Global Tele, and DSQ Soft were most hit. A large number of software stocks showed smart recovery during the second half.

In the non-software segment, Reliance showed a smart rally and gained more than 7 per cent. Glaxo, and M&M also recorded impressive gains.

Sensex up 92 points at 4283, Nifty up 24 points at 1342.

Sensex

• Open: 4149.84
• High: 4287.86
• Low: 4113.42
• Close: 4283.30

Nifty

• Open: 1317
• High: 1342.75
• Low: 1291.30
• Close: 1341.95

• BSE advances: 634
• BSE declines: 717
• BSE unchanged: 146
• BSE volume: Rs 4495 crore
• NSE volume: Rs 5716 crore

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

Gainers: Between 7.9 per cent and 16 per cent
Himachal, Zee Tele, Global Tele, Rolta, Dig Equipment, M&M, Crest Com, Kale Consult, Zenith Info, Elbee Services, Krone Com, Anco Com, Henkle Spic, Marico Ind.

Gainers: Between 5 per cent and 7.89 per cent
Satyam, Pentamedia, Silverline, DSQ Soft, Reliance, HCL Info, Rel Capital, Glaxo, Tata Elxsi, Siemens, TV 18, Shyam Tele, GV Films, Aurobindo Pharma.

Losers: Between 7.9 per cent and 16 per cent
Peerless Shipping, Color Chips, Shasun Chem, Sriven Multi, Adam Comsoft, Hinditron, NRB Bearings, Spanco Tele.

Losers: Between 5 per cent and 7.9 per cent
VSNL, Kodak India, Sab Nife, Oxford Int, Tamil Newsprint, Century Enka, Zicom Elect, Whirlpool, Vesuvius.

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