Despite opening with a positive gap of 108 points at 14,432, the Sensex soon slipped into the negative zone owing to weaknes in technology stocks. The index extended losses in late morning trades as weakness spread to financial and realty stocks.
The index recovered partially in early noon trades on the back of better-than-expected only to fall back sharply in late noon trades. Aggressive selling in late noon trades saw the index slide past the 14,000-mark to a low of 13,940.
The Sensex finally ended (provisional) with a significant loss of 384 points at 13,940.