The Sensex today opened flat at 14,978, up 20 points. However within a fraction of a second the index slipped into the negative and continued to exhibit sideways movement.
The index rebounded into the green and touched a high of 14,996. The Sensex however failed to hold gains owing to negative cues from the global markets and slipped deeper into the red.
The index slipped to a low of 14,447, down 549 points from the day's high.
Intense selling pressure was witnessed in the metal and realty stocks.
The volatile Sensex finally ended (provisional) at 14,490, down 468 points.
