Sensex ends at 9374, down seven points

Late selling in the market saw the Sensex close seven points lower at 9374.

ONGC was the major gainer today. The stock surged to a high of Rs 1,230, and closed with a gain of 2.8% at Rs 1,216 backed with a volume of 2.14 lakh shares.

ICICI Bank at Rs 584 and Bajaj Auto at Rs 2,013 gained 1% each.

Dr.Reddy's, Gujarat Ambuja, Larsen & Toubro, ITC and Reliance Energy also ended with gains today.

Following the foot-steps of Reliance and Infosys, TCS, slipped 1.6% to close at Rs 1,651, a day after announcing its results. While Satyam slipped over 1% to Rs 739. While Infosys moved up marginally to Rs 2,846, Wipro closed almost flat at Rs 460.

HDFC and HDFC Bank declined 1.7% each at Rs 1,180 and Rs 839, respectively.

BHEL, Grasim, Maruti and NTPC shed around 1% each.