Sensex ends below 19,000 ahead of RBI meet

	Dated:02 May,2011

Market Round-up SENSEX 18998.02 -137.94 NIFTY 5701.30 -48.20 NASDAQ 2141.54 17.78 DJIA 10060.06 19.61 RS/$ 46.79 -0.14 NSE Gainers Scrip Price(Rs.) %Change Bharat Rasayan Ltd. 117.00 + 20.00 20 Microns Ltd. 46.70 + 14.04 Apcotex Industries Ltd. 165.30 + 11.09 Nitco Ltd. 67.70 + 9.55 Dhunseri Investments Ltd. 79.75 + 8.36 NSE Losers Scrip Price(Rs.) %Change Jubilant Industries Ltd. 207.80 -12.87 Empee Sugars and Chemical 54.45 -12.18 SRHHL Industries Ltd. 4.15 -11.70 Motilal Oswal Financial S 132.25 -10.67 Finolex Industries Ltd. 91.95 -10.60

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