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Market@April 20: Day's report

While the undertone remained positive, values remained volatile for a major part of the day on Friday. Himachal managed to hit the 16 per cent upper circuit, while Sterlite Optical hit the 8 per cent upper circuit. Global and SSI recorded a gain of more than 11 per cent each.

Wipro was up 7 per cent. NIIT lost 14 per cent and other ITC stocks remained mixed. Among the old economy counters, Cipla was the star perfomer. It gained 9 per cent.

MTNL, HLL, ITC, Hindalco, BPCL, Dr Reddy's Laboratories and Nestle also recorded impressive gains. Reliance, Bhel, ACC, SBI and Telco dipped sharply.

Sensex up 9 points at 3583. Nifty down half a point at 1144.

Sensex:

• Open: 3620.90
• High: 3620.90
• Low: 3523.74
• Close: 3583.04

S&P CNX Nifty:

• Open: 1145.75
• High: 1156.45
• Low: 1120.60
• Close: 1143.75

• BSE advances: 564
• BSE declines: 677
• BSE unchanged:101
• BSE volume: Rs 1373 crore

Most active:
Satyam, Infosys, Reliance, Global, Wipro.

Gainers: Between 7.9 per cent and 16 per cent
Global, Himachal, SSI, Sterlite Optical, HCL Tech, DSQ Bio, Cipla, Thermax, Saw Pipes, Wartsila NSD, Aksh Opti.

Gainers: Between 5 per cent and 7.89 per cent
Wipro, Polaris, Aurobindo Pharma, Kaashyap Radiant, ITI, Smithkline Consumer, Computech.

Losers: Between 7.9 per cent and 16 per cent
NIIT, BPL, Crest Com, Goldstone Tech, Tata Finance, Ceat, Cybermate, Mobile Tele.

Losers: Between 5 per cent and 7.89 per cent
Bhel, Sonata Soft, Videocon Int, Syngenta Ind, Bharat Forge, Carrier Aircon, Tata Telecom, Wockhardt.

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