Market@August 2: Day's report

Market remained extremely weak in the first half with a large number of stocks showing dull movement. The trading volume too remained low in the first half.

However, in the last one our of the day, stocks like Satyam Comp, Zee Tele, SSI and Wipro showed smart rally from the day's low.

Meanwhile, the cement stocks managed to attract huge investment buying and gained smartly. L&T, Grasim, Guj Ambuja, ACC and India Cements were major gainers.

Pivotals like Reliance, ITC, HLL and Tisco showed dull movement. The trading volumes also remained low.

Sensex up 7 points at 4261, Nifty up 5 points at 1332.

Sensex

• Open: 4224.01
• High: 4264.17
• Low: 4193.58
• Close: 4260.81

Nifty

• Open: 1323.70
• High: 1333.85
• Low: 1312.25
• Close: 1332.20

• BSE advances: 640
• BSE declines: 806
• BSE unchanged: 167
• BSE volume: Rs 2325 crore
• NSE volume: Rs 4526 crore

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

Gainers: Between 7.9 per cent and 16 per cent
SmithKline Consumer, Guj Ambuja Cements, India Cements, Madras Cements, Max India, Mascon Global, Godrej Soaps, Denim Ent, Wordwide Tele, Magan Ind, Alpic Finance, Principle Pharma.

Gainers: Between 5 per cent to 7.9 per cent
L&T, Grasim, Leading Edge, Wockhardt, Jaiprakash, Veronica Lab, Mobile Tele, Oxford Int, Vision Tech, Ind Swift.

Losers: Between 7.9 per cent to 16 per cent
Mirc Elect, Aurobindo Pharma, Top Cassettes, S Kumar.Com, Cybertech, Zicom Elect, Color Chips, Yash Management, Fortune Info.

Losers: Between 5 per cent to 7.9 per cent
Nestle, Ipca Lab, Knoll Pharma, Hinduja Finance, Titan Ind, Jupiter Orga, PSI Data, TPL, Nexus Soft, Synergy Log.

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