The Sensex ended the week with a tame 9.41 point gain at 6,183.23 while the broader Nifty shed 6.10 points for the week to end at 1,925.30. Trading was choppy for most part of the week amid conflicting signals coming from the largely upbeat quarterly results besides fears of a strengthening dollar and higher international oil prices.
ITC was the notable booster to the index, contributing 38 points last week. Far behind was HDFC which contributed 11.38 points.
On the other hand, pharma major Ranbaxy and Infosys weighed upon the Sensexc and were responsible for taking out 20 points and 5.7 points respectively from the index.
| Sensex components | Weight in sensex (%) | Points contributed |
| ITC | 6.69 | 38.18 |
| HDFC | 4.47 | 11.38 |
| Larsen & Toubro | 2.97 | 8.11 |
| Tata Power | 1.39 | 4.14 |
| HLL | 4.37 | 3.91 |
| Grasim | 2.62 | 3.68 |
| Reliance Energy | 1.31 | 2.66 |
| Tata Steel | 4.08 | 2.40 |
| Hero Honda | 1.50 | 2.23 |
| Wipro | 2.64 | 1.82 |
| Cipla | 1.36 | 1.76 |
| Hindalco | 2.44 | 1.39 |
| ONGC | 4.68 | 1.25 |
| Gujarat Ambuja | 1.59 | -0.43 |
| ACC | 1.54 | -0.9 |
| SBI | 3.81 | -0.93 |
| Satyam | 2.88 | -1.33 |
| HDFC Bank | 3.06 | -2.07 |
| Dr Reddy's Labs | 1.16 | -2.36 |
| Zee Telefilms | 0.95 | -2.54 |
| Reliance | 10.97 | -2.93 |
| Bhel | 1.65 | -3.53 |
| Maruti Udyog | 0.96 | -3.82 |
| Telco | 2.84 | -4.13 |
| HPCL | 1.59 | -4.95 |
| Bajaj Auto | 2.04 | -5.1 |
| Infosys | 11.68 | -5.68 |
| Bharti Tele-Ven | 2.08 | -6.26 |
| ICICI Bank | 7.1 | -6.52 |
| Ranbaxy Labs | 3.57 | -20 |
In other action, the Zurich-based Holcim entered into an alliance with Ambuja Cement India (ACIL) to acquire a majority stake in ACC through an open offer at Rs 370 per share which proved to be detrimental to both ACC and Gujarat Ambuja - at least at the bourses.
