The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 121 points at 18,724, touched a high of 18,745, and soon slipped into red to a low of 18,513 - down 232 points from the day's high.The index is now up 10 points at 18,612.Hindalco has surged 2.5% to Rs 189. Ranbaxy and ICICI Bank have moved up 1.3% each to Rs 404 and Rs 1,118, respectively.Reliance and Tata Steel are up 1% each at Rs 2,752 and Rs 830, respectively.