17th January 2002

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Selling pressure halts market rally

The market couldn’t sustained the rally which continued for fifth consecutive day on Tuesday (January 8) with select technology and old economy stocks in limelight. The Sensex shed over 10 points on Wednesday (January 9) amidst selling pressure. The market appeared shaky on Thursday (January 10) as the Sensex closed the day 18 points lower over the previous close. The Sensex ultimately closed the week (on Thursday) at 3381 points 73 points higher over the previous week close.

Textile counters witnessed a mixed trend. After declining to Rs 296 from Rs 302 in the previous week, market heavy weight Reliance Industries made a good come back. The stock of the polyester giant closed the week Rs 32 higher at Rs 328. Domestic textile machinery major LMW gained Rs 10 to close the week at Rs 735. Zodiac Clothing was up Rs 6.00 at Rs 42.75. Other gainers included Century Textiles, Bombay Dyeing, Nahar Spinning, etc, while Arvind Mills, Raymonds, Siyaram Silk were among the losers.

The Sensex will continue to move in a narrow range till the border impasse gets over. Moreover, the Budget proposals will also have their impact on the market.

 


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