Intraday Summary- Market Synopsis- 19 January, 2012

The markets continue to trade on a firm note in the noon deals. The Sensex has advanced 151 points to 16603 levels and the Nifty continues to hold onto crucial psychological levels of 5000 trading higher by nearly 50 points. Meanwhile, the food inflation rate for the week ended January 7, 2012, stayed in the negative and dropped to -0.42%. Fuel group inflation remained unchanged at 14.45% and primary articles inflation came in at 2.47%. The market breadth was positive and five stocks were seen advancing against every two declines.
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