Sensex ends down 514pts at 20,214

The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 108 points at 20,836, and soon touched a high of 20,873. The index, therafter, slipped into the negative zone and exhibited weak trend for the rest of the trading day.

Heavy selling towards the close, saw the index plunge to a low of 20,204 - down 669 points from the day's high. The Sensex finally ended (provisional) with a significant loss of 514 points at 20,214.