The Sensex today opened in the red on negative cues from the global markets. The index was volatile with a negative bias through greater part of the trading day. In early noon, the index rebounded to touch a high of 14,090. But it could not hold gains and slipped deeper into the negative zone. Agressive profit taking saw the index slump to a low of 13,704.
The Sensex finally ended down 324 points at 13,737.
INDEX SHAKERS...
Larsen & Toubro plunged 8.5% to Rs 1,243. Maruti Suzuki shed 7% at Rs 971. ICICI Bank, HDFC and Hindalco dropped 5% each to Rs 672, Rs 2,099 and Rs 79, respectively.
Wipro and TCS declined more than 4% each to Rs 375 and Rs 649, respectively.
Mahindra & Mahindra, BHEL, SBI, ACC, DLF and Sun Pharma slipped 3-4% each. Sterlite, Grasim, ITC, Tata Power, Infosys, Tata Motors, Reliance and Tata Steel were the other losers.
...AND MOVERS
ONGC surged 8.5% to Rs 1,074. Reliance Communications gained 4.5% at Rs 322. Ranbaxy added 2.5% to Rs 322.