Sensex ends down 144pts at 13,934

Follow-up buying in the morning trades, backed by steady global markets saw the the Sensex open with a positive gap of 52 points 14,130. The index touched a high of 14,189 in early trades, but soon slipped into the negative zone owing to weakness in Reliance and technology stocks.

A fresh round of selling in late noon trades saw the index slide to a low of 13,913 - down 276 points from the day's high. The Sensex finally ended with a loss of 144 points at 13,934.