The Sensex opened 75 points lower at 15,018. The index could barely touch a high of 15,033, before slipping deeper into red.
Unabated selling in realty, financial and capital goods stocks saw the index slide to a low of 14,687 - down 406 points from the previous close. The Sensex finally ended (provisional) with a loss of 359 points at 14,734.
