The Sensex opened with a firm positive gap of 24 points at 6,563. Further buoyancy in most of the counters lifted the index to an intra-day high of 6,579 in early trades. The sentiment, however, turned weak by mid-morning trades as a wave of selling pressure dragged the index to a low of 6,523.
After languishing in negative territory thereafter, the market witnessed a turnaround by mid-noon trades as selective buying in tech, banking, pharma and auto stocks saw the Sensex sign off the session with a gain of 26 points at 6565.
The Nifty, too, after a mixed outing, gained 15 points to close at 2,029.
Infosys logged a per cent gain (Rs 22) to Rs 2,157. While Wipro jumped 2.13% (Rs 14) to Rs 682, Satyam, however, dropped 1.74% (Rs 8) to Rs 452.
ITC (up Rs 9 to Rs 1,501) and ONGC (up Rs 3 to Rs 872)
SBI soared 1.90% (Rs 12) to Rs 663. While ICICI Bank was down a per cent (Rs 3) at Rs 399, HDFC Bank also ended in the red at Rs 543 - down Rs 3.
Ranbaxy, which got the USFDA nod to launch its Clarithromycin tablets in USA, flared up 2.23% (Rs 22) to Rs 1,002. While Cipla moved up 1.92% (Rs 5) to Rs 278, Dr. Reddy's, however, was down a per cent (Rs 5) at Rs 691.
Tata Motors advanced 2.82% (Rs 12) to Rs 445, and Maruti gained a per cent (Rs 4) to Rs 458. Bajaj, however, slipped a per cent (Rs 11) to Rs 1,206, with Hero Honda, too, ending a per cent lower (Rs 3) at Rs 569.
While Tisco added 1.95% (Rs 7) to Rs 358, Tata Power was up 1.26% (Rs 5) at Rs 370. Zee, however, tumbled 3.60% (Rs 5) to Rs 145.
