The Sensex opened with a negative gap of 128 points at 14,518. After a touching a high of 14,584, the index slipped deeper into red, amid lacklustre movement, to a low of 14,369 - down 277 points from the previous close. The Sensex finally ended (provisional) with a loss of 46 points at 14,600.
The NSE Nifty slipped eight points at 4,385.