The Sensex opened marginally weak at 6,757 and inched lower to touch an early low of 6,737 on selective selling pressure.
Though the market soon rebounded into the green, trading remained listless following steady gains in select counters.
The early noon trades saw the market sentiment firm up on strong buying in banking and tech stocks, which bolstered the gains of the index to an intra-day high of 6,795.
The Sensex, after moving in a range of 6,773-6,780 (up 15-20 pts), finally ended 23 points higher at 6,781. The Nifty added five points to close at 2,098.
HDFC Bank zoomed 6.47% (Rs 36) to Rs 589. While ICICI Bank soared 2.90% (Rs 11) to Rs 406, SBI was half a per cent up (Rs 3) at Rs 686.
Wipro advanced 2.38% (Rs 17) to Rs 732. While Infosys, after a mixed outing, gained a per cent (Rs 17) to Rs 2,235, Satyam was up a notch at Rs 460. TCS, however, ended off-gains at Rs 1,277 - down Rs 3.
HDFC pared gains on profit-taking, but still ended 3.38% higher (Rs 26) at Rs 807, while Hindalco clocked a per cent gain (Rs 13) to Rs 1,093. Tisco, however, tumbled 3% (Rs 10) to Rs 339.
HLL dropped 2.74% (Rs 4) to Rs 143. While ITC slumped nearly 2% (Rs 31) to Rs 1,550, Reliance slipped a per cent (Rs 4) to Rs 548. ONGC also ended on a lower note at Rs 934 - down Rs 2.
Gujarat Ambuja gained 1.86% (Rs 8) to Rs 455, while other cement pivotals ended on a mixed note.
Ranbaxy lost 1.90% (Rs 21) to Rs 1,088. Other pharma counters were divergent.
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