The Sensex has settled at (provisional) at 15,375, down three points. The Nifty ended (provisional) flat at 4,570.
______________________________________________________
(Updated 1510 hrs)
The volatile Sensex has again slipped into negative. The index is now at 15,370, down eight points.
Hindustan Unilever has surged nearly 6% to Rs 299.
Tata Power and DLF have soared 4.5% each to Rs 1,230 and Rs 411, respectively.
Tata Steel and ITC have gained 3.5% each.
BHEL, Reliance Communication and Bharti Airtel have advanced 2-2.5% each.
Reliance has slipped 3.5% to Rs 1,936.
Hero Honda, ONGC and HDFC have shed over 2% each.
The NSE Nifty is now at 4,572, up fourpoints. Other prominent gainers in Nifty are Axis bank, Suzlon and Jindal Steel, which is up 3-4% each.
The market breadth is fairly positive - out of 2,712 stocks, 1,660 have advanced and 959 have declined.