The market witnessed thick action in late noon trades as a bout of selling pressure in old and new economy stocks saw the index slip deep into the red to touch an intra-day low of 6,515.
The Sensex, on selective buying support, came off its lows to end at 6,535 - down 83 points over its last close. The Nifty, too, fell sharply to end 23 points lower at 2,055.
Reliance ended 1.16% lower (Rs 6) at Rs 530. While HLL dipped 2.17% (Rs 4) to Rs 162, ITC was down a per cent (Rs 10) at Rs 1,331.
Infosys crashed 2.47% (Rs 51) to Rs 2,029. While Wipro declined 2.26% (Rs 16) to Rs 688, Satyam ended flat at Rs 404.
SBI ended with a per cent loss (Rs 5) at Rs 643. While HDFC Bank dropped 2.35% (Rs 13) to Rs 552, ICICI Bank is down 1.32% (Rs 5) at Rs 360.
ACC tumbles 2.70% (Rs 10) to Rs 365. While Grasim lost 1.50% (Rs 20) to Rs 1,335, Gujarat Ambuja was down a per cent (Rs 3) at Rs 453.
Ranbaxy fell 2% (Rs 22) to Rs 1,056. While Cipla shed 2.39% (Rs 7) to Rs 278,
HDFC plunged nearly 3% (Rs 24) to Rs 792, and Hindalco slumped 2.18% (Rs 30) to Rs 1,359. While Reliance Energy slipped 1.77% (Rs 10) to Rs 570, Tata Power was down 1.24% (Rs 5) at Rs 390.
Bharti (up Rs 3 to Rs 221) came off its highs, but still ended 1.52% higher (Rs 3) at Rs 221. Tisco also ended in the green with a steady gain of Rs 2 at Rs 399.
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