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US market ends +ve; Dow up 96pts

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BS Reporter Mumbai

US market advanced to fresh 12-month highs on Monday as optimistic investors rode a wave of solid quarterly earnings.

The Dow Jones industrial average added 96 points (0.96%) to end at 10,092. The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 19 points (0.91%) to 2,176.32.

The Indian ADRs ended on a mild note. MTNL soared 3% to $3.51 and Wipro advanced 2.5% to $19.23, respectively.

Patni Computers, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank added over 1.5% each at $18.64, $41.24 and $125.22, respectively.

Genpact on the other hand slipped 2.5% to 11.29 and Mahindra Satyam was down 1.5% at $6.4, respectively.

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First Published: Oct 20 2009 | 8:20 AM IST

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