The Sensex opened 74 points lower at 8,841, after extending losses the index soon rebounded into the positive zone and touched a high of 9,042. The index, however, could not hold gains and slipped back into red.
Unabated selling in select frontline stocks saw the index slip to a low of 8,702 - down 340 points from the day's high. The Sensex, however, rebounded into the positive zone in the last hour of trades, but eventually ended with a loss of 52 points at 8,864.