The markets were dull today on both the fronts, volumes and volatility and pressure came from large cap stocks. Auto, healthcare and IT were the biggest losers today but midcap IT stocks seen some buying. The European markets are trading weak. The FTSE index is down by 55 points, DAX is down by 75 points and CAC index is down by 46 points. S&P CNX Nifty opened at 5582 and traded in narrow range for whole day. The Sensex closed at 18485 (provisional), which was down 77 points from its previous close. Today's Top Gainers Were Hindalco Industries with +3.28%, Tata Power Co. with +2.61%, Bharat Heavy Electricals with +2.51%, GAIL (India) Ltd. with +1.98%, IDFC with +1.62%. Top Loosers were Cipla with -2.18%, Mahindra & Mahindra with -1.99%, NTPC with -1.98%, Reliance Communication Ltd with -1.93%, Tata Consultancy with -1.83%.