Sensex down 87 points
Mumbai: The BSE Sensex was down by 87.72 points (1.52 per cent) to 5669.58; on the NSE, the S&P CNX Nifty closed at 1804.45, down 28.35 points (1.55 per cent).

Market Gainers
Jagson Airlines (20 per cent), Nahar International (11 per cent), NRC (9.4 per cent), Jaypee Hotels (8.8 per cent), Mid-day Multimedia (7.8 per cent), Tata Teleservices (6.7 per cent), Arvind Mills (6 per cent), Praj Industries (5 per cent), Vardhman Spinning, Alok Industries, Arvind Mills, Nahar Spinning

Market Losers
Reliance Industries (1.6 per cent), Infosys Technologies (1.5 per cent) ONGC, ITC, ICICI Bank, Tata Steel (5.6 per cent), Bharti Tele-Ventures (4.1 per cent), Hindalco Industries (3.9 per cent), Dhampur Sugar, Thiru Arooran Sugars, Oudh Sugar, Jindal Iron & Steel (5.2 per cent), Essar Steel (5.5 per cent), Tata Steel (5.6 per cent), SAIL (3.1 per cent)

Market Counters
BSE 30
ACC at Rs.284.25 down Rs.5.25
Bajaj Auto at Rs.935.80 up Rs.1.45
Bharti Televentures at Rs.167.25 down Rs. 7.15
BHEL at Rs.582.60 up Rs. 3.65
Cipla at Rs.1, 330.00 down Rs.22.60
Dr Reddy at Rs.910.95 up Rs.24.45
GACL at Rs.339.50 down Rs.6.00
Grasim at Rs.1, 202.30 down Rs.29.75
HDFC at Rs.644.15 up Rs.1.65
HDFC Bank at Rs.374.40 down Rs.8.5
Hero Honda at Rs.492.50 up Rs.0.25
Hindalco at Rs.1, 100.00 down Rs.44.90
HLL at Rs.144.90 down Rs.0.85
HPCL at Rs.467.75 down Rs.4.05
ICICI Bank Rs.302.90 down Rs.1.30
Infosys at Rs. 5,222.90 down Rs.77.00
ITC at Rs.1,030.55 down Rs.20.45
L&T at Rs. 582.15 down Rs.13.55
MTNL at Rs.150.95 up Rs.0.10
ONGC at Rs. 849.05 down Rs.13.10
Ranbaxy at Rs.1,028.15 down Rs.20.30
Reliance at Rs.532.30 down Rs.8.40
Satyam at Rs.320.45 down Rs.8.60
SBI at Rs. 644.50 down Rs.11.20
Tata Motors at Rs. 476.75 down Rs.7.80
Tata Power at Rs. 387.40 down Rs.2.65
TISCO at Rs. 345.85 down Rs.20.45
Wipro at Rs.1,548.70 down Rs.44.20
Zee Tele at Rs.132.80 up Rs.0.95

Others
SRF rose 3 per cent to Rs 44.95
India Gypsum rose 1.3 per cent to Rs 84
Wockhart fell by 3.6 per cent to Rs 334.05
Multi Arc India rose 20 per cent to Rs 12.09
Datamatics Technologies debut, closing at Rs 164.85, 50 per cent over IPO price of Rs 110
Arvind Mills ended at Rs 61.90, up 5.99 per cent on the BSE
Alok Industries ended at Rs 60.05, up 3.27 per cent
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RBI allows FII purchase in M&M shares
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India has notified that foreign institutional investors could now purchase under portfolio investment scheme equity shares and convertible debentures of Mahindra & Mahindra through the primary markets and stock exchanges up to 35 per cent of its paid-up capital. M&M has already passed a resolution to this effect at its general body meetings.
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