Markets recovered in late trades, amid firm European cues, led by rebound in financials and gains in IT shares.
IT majors along with metal names Sesa Goa and Hindalco buck trend.
Index heavyweights Reliance Industries, HDFC and Infosys were the top Sensex gainers.
Sensex ended above 26,000 led by telecom shares amid TRAI's spectrum sharing norms.
The Sensex ended in red on domestic concerns.
Growth in the eight core sectors jumped to 8.5% in April, due to a sharp pick-up in refinery products and a commensurate rise in electricity generation.
The Survey shows fiscal consolidation despite slowdown in growth.
Slowdown persists in China. India's GDP estimates for 2015-16 are liable to be pared; projections for 2016-17 are lacklustre.
Sensex seems to be under pressure on weak cues.
Asia has opened largely in the green ahead of a raft of Chinese data due during the day.
'India needs to adopt a more proactive policy of triggering exports to China.'
Keep exit plans handy, D-day could be the second week of August, writes Sonali Ranade in Market Notes.