Market@July 31: Day's report

Market opened on a weak note and remained in a narrow range throughout the day. The software stocks remained more or less weak. While stocks like Global Tele, Infosys, Zee Tele, Wipro remained weak Pentamedia showed smart gain during the second half of the day. Satyam Comp and Silverline also showed a positive close.

In the non-software segment ITC and Reliance remained weak while HLL showed a positive close. Telco meanwhile dipped more than 10 per cent. The trading volume was comparatively low on both exchanges.

Sensex up 3 points at 4280, Nifty steady at 1337.

Sensex

• Open: 4237.99
• High: 4301.71
• Low: 4225.57
• Close: 4280.16

Nifty

• Open: 1333.3
• High: 1343.65
• Low: 1317.30
• Close: 1336.85

• BSE advances: 618
• BSE declines: 725
• BSE unchanged: 121
• BSE volume: Rs 2926 crore
• NSE volume: Rs 4035 crore

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

Gainers: Between 7.9 per cent and 16 per cent
Guj Gas, Smithkline Consumer, Knoll Pharma, Jupiter Orga, Anco Com, Tamil Newsprint, Mobile Tele, Kotak Mah Finance, Amtek Auto, Blue Star, Blue Dart.

Gainers: Between 5 per cent to 7.9 per cent
Pentamedia, Dr.Reddy's, Rel Petrol, ITC Bhadra, GV Films, E Merck, Rhone Poulenc, Hinduja Finance, Carr Aircon, P&G.

Losers: Between 7.9 per cent to 16 per cent
Telco, Bom Dyeing, Peerless Shipping, Krone Com, CMC, Salora Int, ITI, Cybertech, Mirc Electronics, Veronica Lab.

Losers: Between 5 per cent to 7.9 per cent
Bhel, Ashok Leyland, Hughes Soft, Hindlever Chem, Aurobindo Pharma, Advent Comp, Vakrangee, Bharat Forge, Swaraj Engine, VLS Finance.

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