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Market@July 24: Day's report

The market witnessed a bloodbath across sectors on Monday. It was near panic in the market and the Sensex recorded a fall of 272 points -- highest drop in the last three months. Values opened weak in the morning, and the downtrend gathered momentum in the latter half of the day. The ratio of advances to declines was close to 1:3.

Sensex down 272 points at 4191, Nifty down 87 points at 1311.

Stocks like Himachal, Satyam, Zee Tele, Gloabl Tele, Pentamedia, DSQ Soft, Wipro, SSI, Silverline, L&T, Digital Equipment, SBI, Aptech, ACC, Rolta, Grasim and Mahindra & Mahindra all lost over 8 per cent. The trading volume was low as the move was one-sided.

Sensex

• Open: 4347.52
• High: 4353.44
• Low: 4189.30
• Close: 4191.02

Nifty

• Open: 1397.05
• High: 1397.05
• Low: 1310.85
• Close: 1311.05

• BSE advances: 334
• BSE declines: 945
• BSE unchanged: 87
• BSE volumes: Rs 3400 crore
• NSE volumes: Rs 4321 crore

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

Gainers: Between 7.9 per cent and 16 per cent
Adam Comsoft, Nucleus Soft, GV Films, Elbee Services, Amtek Auto, Twinstar Soft.

Gainers: Between 5 per cent and 7.89 per cent
Sarvodaya Lab, Crisil, Ami Computers, Century Enka, Varun Ship, Bannari Amman, Movilex Irr, Clariant, Prima Plast.

Losers: Between 7.9 per cent and 16 per cent
Zee Tele, Satyam Comp, Himachal, Global Tele, Wipro, Pentamedia, Silverline, DSQ Software, L&T, SSI, Digital Equipment, Rolta, ACC, M&M, SBI, Aptech, Reliance Capital, Moser Baer, HCL Info, Grasim, McDowell, VSNL.

Losers: Between 5 per cent and 7.9 per cent
Infosys, Sterlite, HLL, Tisco, Century, Escorts, Bhel, BPL, BSES, ICICI, HPCL, Glaxo, Orient Info, Hughes Soft, Kale Consultants, Aurobindo Pharma.

Market Report

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