Sensex ends down 43pts at 16,588

The Sensex opened with a significant positive gap of 182 points at 16,813, and rallied to a high of 16,967 in early deals. The index could not hold gains, and slipped into negative zone in late morning deals.

The index witnessed high volatility today on alternate bouts of buying and selling with the Sensex up almost 200pts in mid-noon deals and dropping over 75 points from the previous close towards the closing bell.

The Sensex finally ended (provisional) with a loss of 43 points at 16,588.