Mirroring weakness in other Asian markets, the Sensex opened with a negative gap of 93 points at 14,852, and slip to a low of 14,715. Fresh buying at lower levels helped the index recover as the day progressed.
The index, in mid-noon, trades rebounded into the positive zone and touched a high of 14,998 - up 283 points from the day's low. The index, however, could not hold gains and slipped back into red.
The Sensex finally ended (provisional) with a loss of 62 points at 14,883.