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The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 83 points at 17,610. After initial nervousness, the index rallied to a high of 17,689 in early deals.
Considerable weakness in financial heavyweights like HDFC [Get Quote] and ICICI Bank [Get Quote] saw the index drop to a low of 17,203 - down 486 points from the day's high - in noon deals.
Renewed buying in FMCG and technology stocks helped the index recover all losses and rebound into positive zone in mid-noon trades. The index, however, could not hold gains and slipped into negative zone in late trades. The Sensex finally ended with a loss of 62 points at 17,465.
The NSE Nifty was down 13 points at 5,120.
The BSE market breadth was significantly negative - out of 2,801 stocks traded, 2,248 declined today.
INDEX MOVERS...
Hindustan Unilever (HUL) zoomed 6% to Rs 212. ITC gained 2.5% at Rs 197.
Satyam [Get Quote] and Infosys [Get Quote] advanced nearly 5% each to Rs 410 and Rs 1,551, respectively. Wipro [Get Quote] gained 3% to Rs 422, and TCS [Get Quote] added 2% to Rs 900.
Ranbaxy [Get Quote] and Bharti Airtel [Get Quote] advanced 2.3% each to Rs 382 and Rs 882, respectively. SBI [Get Quote] was up 1.7% to Rs 2,191.
...AND THE SHAKERS
HDFC plunged 4.5% to Rs 2,796. DLF and ICICI Bank tumbled around 3.5% each to Rs 817 and Rs 1,067, respectively.
HDFC Bank and Larsen & Toubro dropped around 3% each to Rs 1,446 and Rs 3,527, respectively.
Tata Steel [Get Quote] and Bajaj Auto [Get Quote] shed 2.7% each at Rs 750 and Rs 2,217, respectively.
Mahindra & Mahindra slipped over 2% to Rs 645. Hindalco [Get Quote] declined 1.7% to Rs 161.
| Major Gainers | Major Losers | ||||
| Name | Close | % Chg | Name | Close | % Chg |
| Shri Adhikari | 78.60 | 13.8 | Karur KCP Bank | 56.80 | 14.7 |
| Narmada Gela | 69.80 | 11.9 | Valson | 40.40 | 14.2 |
| Hitech Plast [Get Quote] | 86.85 | 11.8 | Jayshree Ch | 20.65 | 12.1 |
| Ador Multi | 21.35 | 10.6 | Mount Shivalik | 106.85 | 10.9 |
| Nouvea Multi | 31.50 | 10.0 | VTM | 109.00 | 10.7 |
| (Close = Stock pirce at the end of day in Rs) | |||||
VALUE & VOLUME TOPPERS
Reliance Natural Resources [Get Quote] topped the value chart with a turnover of Rs 574 crore followed by Reliance Energy [Get Quote] (Rs 408 crore), Reliance (Rs 268 crore), Reliance Petroleum [Get Quote] (Rs 212 crore) and Reliance Communications [Get Quote] (Rs 181.70 crore).
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