Sensex ends down 6pts at 20,211

Mirroring weak trend in the world markets following the assassination of Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, the Sensex opened with a negative gap of 59 points at 20,158, and slipped deeper into red.

However, fresh buying at lower levels saw the index soon rebound into the positive zone and touch a high of 20,259. The index, thereafter, exhibited lacklustre movement for a major part of the trading day, before slipping to a low of 20,023 - down 236 points from the day's high.

Late buying in the market saw the index, once again, rebound into the positive zone and finally end (provisional) with a marginal loss of six points at 20,211.