Sensex ends down 6pts at 13,183

The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 33 points at 13,222. After slipping into the negative zone for bried while the index rallied to a high of 13,295 in late morning trades.

Profit-taking at higher levels saw the index pare gains and move in narrow range of 60 odd points (13,190 - 13,250) for major part of the trading day.

Late in the day, the index slipped into red to touch a low of 13,161 - down 134 points from the day's high. The Sensex eventually ended nearly flat at 13,183 - down six points.