Market@October 20: Day's report

The sentiment remained mixed on Friday. After a firm open, the software stocks came under strong selling pressure in the second half. Pentamedia, Zee Tele and Aptech were dowm more than 5 per cent each.

Infosys however did well, and gained more than 6 per cent. Himachal, DSQ Soft and Wipro also gained. Sentiment for the non-sofware stocks remained dull. Reliance, Ranbaxy, HLL and ITC dipped sharply, while, Tisco and ACC gained smartly.

Sensex down 11 points at 3692, Nifty up 3 points at 1169.

Sensex

• Open: 3799.78
• High: 3801.86
• Low: 3691.89
• Close: 3691.89

Nifty

• Open: 1166.20
• High: 1202.70
• Low: 1166.20
• Close: 1168.85

• BSE advances: 649
• BSE declines: 594
• BSE unchanged: 121
• BSE volume: Rs 4946 crore

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

Gainers: Between 7.9 per cent and 16 per cent
Hughes Soft, Century, Ashok Leyland, GE Shipping, Ind Rayon, EIH, Wartsila, Vakrangee, TVS Suzuki, Kesoram.

Gainers: Between 5 per cent and 7.89 per cent
Infosys, Shyam Tele, Sun Pharma, Castrol, Monalisa Inf, E Merck, Amar Raja Bat, PSI Data, Soffia Soft.

Losers: Between 7.9 per cent and 16 per cent
Polaris, ICICI Bank, Mobile Tele, Usha Beltron, Anco Com, PCS, Elbee Services, Today's Writing.

Losers: Between 5 per cent and 7.89 per cent
Pentamedia, Zee Tele, Aptech, Sterlite, Rel Capital, Raymond, Top Cassettes, SmithKline Consumer, Agro Dutch.

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