The Sensex resumed 13 points lower over its last close at 7,136. After recovering soon from its lows in early trades, the Sensex notched up significant gains and breached the 7,200 levels in mid-morning trades.
While the north-bound trend continued, the Sensex, aided by steep rally in heavyweights and other select old economy counters, soared to a new intra-day high of 7,228 in early noon trades.
However, the market showed signs of nervousness thereafter, and the emergence of fresh selling pressure in most of the counters saw the index slip into the red to touch an intra-day low of 7,134 towards the fag-end.
The Sensex, on selective gains, finally ended the session with a small gain of two points at 7,151. The Nifty added five points to close at 2,200.
ITC surged nearly 2% (Rs 32) to Rs 1,635. ONGC scaled up 2% (Rs 19) to Rs 987. Reliance Industries slipped from its highs and lost a per cent (Rs 6) to Rs 648. Reliance Energy, too, ended off-gains at Rs 640 - down Rs 4.
Infosys advanced 1.11% (Rs 26) to Rs 2,338, and Wipro was up a per cent (Rs 6) at Rs 756. TCS plunged 1.10% (Rs 15) to Rs 1,312, while Satyam shed 1.42% (Rs 7) to Rs 491.
SBI declined 1.15% (Rs 8) to Rs 671, and ICICI Bank was down a rupee at Rs 417. HDFC Bank, however, logged 1.71% gains (Rs 10) to Rs 590.
Ranbaxy slumped 2% (Rs 22) to Rs 1,082.
Hero Honda tumbled 2.88% (Rs 17) to Rs 585. Bajaj (up Rs 2 to Rs 1,319), Maruti (up Rs 6 or 1.20% to Rs 478) and Tata Motors (up Rs 2 to Rs 433) ended with modest gains.
BHEL gained 2% (Rs 18) to Rs 867, and Tata Power added 1.52% (Rs 6) to Rs 382. Hindalco, however, lost 1.38% (Rs 17) to Rs 1,193.
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