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Market@January 24: Day's report

The overall sentiment improved further on Wednesday. Software stocks showed a mixed trend.

Pentamedia gained 4 per cent. Wipro attracted strong buying in the last 30 minutes and closed at the day's high.

Satyam and DSQ Software also showed a firm close. In the non-software segment, cement stocks remained in the limelight. ACC, Grasim, L&T, Century and India Cements gained smartly.

L&T managed to record an all-time high volume of 7.9 million shares on BSE. MTNL also gained more than 7 per cent. The sentiment for other counters also remained positive.

Sensex up 29 points at 4326. Nifty up 12 points at 1367.

Sensex:

• Open: 4320.51
• High: 4339.41
• Low: 4295.71
• Close: 4326.00

• Open: 1355.35
• High: 1371.10
• Low: 1355.35
• Close: 1367.30

BSE volume: Rs 5506 crore

Most active:
Satyam, Global, Himachal, Zee, Infosys.

Gainers:Between 7.9 per cent and 16 per cent
MTNL, Century, Jaiprakash, Mastek, Bharat Forge, Max, PSI Data, Global Trust, Atlas Copco, Indal, Elbee Services, Ram Info.

Gainers: Between 5 per cent and 7.89 per cent
ACC, India Cements, Wockhardt, Kesoram, Crest Com, Supreme Ind, Madras Cements, Arvind Mills, Finolex Ind, Fortune Info.

Losers:Between 7.9 per cent and 16 per cent
Jindal Steel, Zicom Elect, Mukand Eng.

Losers: Between 5 per cent and 7.89 per cent
NIIT, Bilt, GE Ship, S Kumars.com, Advent Comp, GV Films.

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