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Market@14 March: Day's report

Pivotals strong, pharma remains firm, software cracks. HLL, RIL, SBI, L&T, Tisco show smart recovery

As a result of a weak opening in stocks like Infosys Sensex opened weak and dipped to a low of 4943 points. The selling was evident in software sector where almost every stock hit the lower limit.

However, Sensex managed to gain mainly on account of a sharp recovery in counters like SBI, Reliance, HLL, Tisco, Telco, and L&T. The pharma sector too remained strong and stocks recorded handsome gains.

Trading volumes were comparitively high. Satyam, Zee, Himachal Futuristic, Global Tele and DSQ Software topped the volume charts accounting for more than 50 per cent of the total trading volume. With Rs 121 crore, Reliance Capital entered the top ten volume chart, an increase of over 500 per cent over Monday's trading volume.

Sensex

• Open: 5020.55
• High: 5177.55
• Low: 4943.30
• Close: 5175.23

Nifty

• Open: 1561.55
• High: 1571.30
• Low: 1503.20
• Close:1569.90

• BSE advances: 1008
• BSE declines: 1080
• BSE unchanged: 160
• BSE volume: Rs 4526 crore
• NSE volume: Rs 5363 crore

Stocks at upper circuit
Zee Tele, Reliance Industries, Reliance Capital, L&T, SBI, Reliance Petroleum, HLL, Telco, Glaxo, BPL, Tisco, HPCL, Indo Gulf, Videocon International, Cipla, Tata Tea, Apollo Tyres, Dr.Reddy's, Novartis, Sun Pharma, Castrol, Cadbury, Philips, German Remedies, Voltas, Sriven Multitech, Burr. Welcom, United Phosphorous, Jupiter Orga, BPCL, Dabur, Essel Packaging, Thermax, Shri MM Soft, Ingersoll Rand, Ram Info and Veronica Lab.

Stocks at lower circuit
Global Tele, Pentamedia, Infosys, Digital Equipment, Rolta, TV 18, Padmini Poly, Pentasoft, Aftek Infosys, Synergy Log, Frontier Info, MP Tele, Punjab Tractor, Kotak Mahindra Finance, Vintron, PSI Data, Kashyap Radiant, PCS, TVS Electronics, Tata Finance, Shyam Tele, Scanpoint and LCC Info.

Stocks up over 5 per cent
ACC, Colgate Palmolive, HDFC, Nestle, Raymond, IPCL, E Merck, SmithKline Pharma, Century, Arvind Mills, Rhone Poulenc, Corporation Bank, Thomas Cook, Nocil, ONGC, Alpha Drugs, Aurobindo Pharma, Ace Lab, Vashisti Detergent, Eicher Motors, Kesoram and BFL Software.

Stocks down over 5 per cent
Satyam Computer, Himachal Futuristic, Silverline, DSQ Software, Tata Elxsi, HCL Infosys, Wipro, Aptech, IndusInd Bank, Hughes Software, Kopran Drugs, Vans Info, Paramount, Parekh Platinum, VJIL, RS Software, Peerless Shipping, Zenith Info, Vikas WSP and Gramophone.

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