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The Nifty and the Sensex were in a tight, narrow range in Wednesday's afternoon trade even as investors kept their attention glued to export-oriented pharma and software stocks in the face of a weak Rupee. Nearly 10 stocks in the pharma space are trading at or near fresh highs. Here is a snapshot of the market with a special focus on Futures and Options trade.



MAJOR INDICES: Nifty rose 0.4% to 8,502 points Sensex down 0.2% to 27,881 points CNX 100 Index up 0.4% to 8,665 points Bank Nifty fell 0.4% to 18,704 points

CNX Pharma rose 2.7% to 13,329 points CNX IT gained 1.1% fo 12,288 points CNX Auto up 0.4% to 8,697 points

CNX PSU Bank shed 2.4% to 3,639 points CNX Realty fell 0.8% to 178 points





TOP GAINERS JP Associates Jindal Steel Divis Lab

TOP LOSERS Kaveri Seed Amtek Auto Hindustan Zinc



TOP OI GAINERS Dr. Reddy's Kaveri Seed Maruti

TOP OI LOSERS Union Bank India Cements South Indian Bank

TOP TRADED State Bank of India Tata Motors Reliance industries



ADVANCE DECLINE RATIOS: SENSEX: 18/16 NIFTY: 28/21 BROADER MARKET: 1,427/1,320 FUTURES & OPTIONS: 68/94

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