The Sensex opened on a strong note with a gain of 29 points at 6,203, but could not hold the gains. Sustained selling saw the index dip to a low of 6,087 - a decline of 87 points from the previous close.Renewed buying at lower levels towards late noon saw the index bounce back strongly and zoom to a high of 6,233 - a rally of 146 points from the intra-day low.The Sensex finally finished with a gain of 20 points at 6,194.While 18 index scrips advanced with a volume of 85 lakh shares totalling Rs 439 crore, 12 declined with a volume of 1.05 crore for Rs 446 crore.Heavyweights finished on a mixed note. Infosys bounced from lower levels to finish with a gain of over a per cent (Rs 23) at Rs 1,998. SBI moved up nearly 2% (Rs 10) at Rs 589. ITC, however, was down Rs 8 at Rs 1,246. Reliance was down Rs 2 at Rs 511. ACC gained over 3% (Rs 13) to Rs 358. Gujarat Ambuja was up 2% (Rs 9) at Rs 434. While Wipro advanced 2% (Rs 16) to Rs 683, Satyam was down marginally at Rs 361. HDFC moved up nearly 3% (Rs 21) to Rs 754. L&T added Rs 10 to Rs 920. Tata Power zoomed nearly 5% (Rs 16) to Rs 359. Reliance Energy gained 1.7% (Rs 8) to Rs 497. Bajaj, which had dropped over 4% in intra-day deals, moved up 2% (Rs 23) to Rs 1,095. Ranbaxy, which had plunged over 6% in intra-day deals, reversed trend and finished marginally higher at Rs 1,072. Dr. Reddy's was down 2% (Rs 15) at Rs 729.Bank stocks attracted sustained buying interest, and the BSE Bankex gained over 1% to close at 3,502. Coporation Bank zoomed over 9% (Rs 31) to Rs 362. Canara Bank advanced over 6% (Rs 13) to Rs 205. UTI Bank gained 4% (Rs 8) to Rs 197.Bank of Rajasthan moved up over 5% to Rs 64. Andhra Bank, BoB, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, PNB, UBI, Oriental Bank and also finished with gains.South Indian Bank, Dhanalakshmi Bank, Bank of Punjab, Karnataka Bank and Centurion Bank gained over 4% each today.
