The Sensex opened 42 points lower at 15,032, and soon touched a low of 14,993. The index, thereafter, rebounded into the positive zone and touched a high of 15,280 - up 287 points from the day's low - amid alternate bouts of buying and selling.
For the second consecutive day, the index eventually pared gains and settled with a marginally higher (44 points) at 15,117.
The market breadth was marginally positive - out of 2,785 stocks traded, 1,412 moved up, 1,280 declined and 93 were unchanged today.
The NSE Nifty moved up six points to end at 4,524.
Sterlite soared 4.4% to Rs 614. Tata Motors surged over 4% to Rs 444.
HDFC rallied 3.4% to Rs 2,477, and HDFC Bank added 3% to Rs 1,254.
Grasim, Mahindra & Mahindra and Maruti gained 2.5% each at Rs 2,089, Rs 576 and Rs 669, respectively.
Satyam moved up 2.3% to Rs 417. DLF and NTPC advanced 1.8% each to Rs 555 and Rs 183, respectively.
Infosys, Reliance Infrastructure and Jaiprakash Associates were up over 1% each at Rs 1,721, Rs 1,024 and Rs 187, respectively.
BHEL dropped nearly 3% to Rs 1,775. Bharti Airtel shed 2.3% at Rs 850.
Reliance Communications and Ranbaxy slipped 1.7% each to Rs 439 and Rs 504, respectively.
Hindustan Unilever declined 1.5% to Rs 242. Wipro, Tata Power and Reliance were down over 1% each at Rs 449, Rs 1,050 and Rs 2,271, respectively.
For the second consecutive day, the index eventually pared gains and settled with a marginally higher (44 points) at 15,117.
The market breadth was marginally positive - out of 2,785 stocks traded, 1,412 moved up, 1,280 declined and 93 were unchanged today.
The NSE Nifty moved up six points to end at 4,524.
Sterlite soared 4.4% to Rs 614. Tata Motors surged over 4% to Rs 444.
HDFC rallied 3.4% to Rs 2,477, and HDFC Bank added 3% to Rs 1,254.
Grasim, Mahindra & Mahindra and Maruti gained 2.5% each at Rs 2,089, Rs 576 and Rs 669, respectively.
Satyam moved up 2.3% to Rs 417. DLF and NTPC advanced 1.8% each to Rs 555 and Rs 183, respectively.
Infosys, Reliance Infrastructure and Jaiprakash Associates were up over 1% each at Rs 1,721, Rs 1,024 and Rs 187, respectively.
BHEL dropped nearly 3% to Rs 1,775. Bharti Airtel shed 2.3% at Rs 850.
Reliance Communications and Ranbaxy slipped 1.7% each to Rs 439 and Rs 504, respectively.
Hindustan Unilever declined 1.5% to Rs 242. Wipro, Tata Power and Reliance were down over 1% each at Rs 449, Rs 1,050 and Rs 2,271, respectively.
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