US markets end +ve; Patni Computers slips 4%

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BS Reporter Mumbai
Last Updated : Jan 20 2013 | 11:39 PM IST

US stocks gained for a fifth straight day on Thursday on the back of positive outlook from consumer product company Procter & Gamble and a successful Treasury bond auction boosted investors' confidence.

The Dow Jones industrial average was up 80points( 0.84%) at 9,627. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 24 points (1%) at 2,084.02.

The Indian ADRs ended on a mixed note. Patni Computers dropped 3.5% to $16.9. Mahindra Satyam and MTNL slipped 2% each to $6.62. and $3.74, respectively.

Dr Reddys advanced 2% to $16.64 and Genpact was up 1.5% at $12.19.

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First Published: Sep 11 2009 | 7:55 AM IST

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