Sensex ends at 9381, down 64pts

The Sensex ended with a loss of 64 points at 9381.

Infosys was the major loser today. The stock slumped to an intra-day low of Rs 2,760 in the early deals following its Q2 numbers yesterday. The stock finally ended with a loss of 4.7% (Rs 140) at Rs 2,835.

Other tech stocks too had a weak start but recovered smartly to finish with gains. Satyam from a low of Rs 714 rallied to a high of Rs 752, before settling with gains of 2.2% at Rs 747. TCS at Rs 1,678 and Wipro at Rs 461 also closed in the positive zone.

Reliance, which, announced its Q3 earnings a day before Infosys, tumbled to a low of Rs 874 in the early trade. However, the stock erased some of its losses and closed 0.7% lower at Rs 887. Reliance Energy declined 1.9% to Rs 589.

ONGC was down 1.8% at Rs 1,182.

HDFC shed 1.7% at Rs 1,200. ICICI Bank dropped 1% to Rs 578. SBI, however, advanced 2.5% to Rs 933.

Ranbaxy slipped 2.4% to Rs 384. While Cipla moved up marginally to Rs 441, Dr.Reddy's slipped a bit to Rs 1,028.

Bajaj Auto and Bharti Tele declined over 1% each.

Grasim gained nearly 3% at Rs 1,462. ACC and Gujarat Ambuja exhibited high volatility before settling at Rs 534, down 1% and Rs 88, up 0.6%, respectively.