The Sensex today opened flat at 14,978, up 20 points. However within a fraction of a second the index slipped into the negative and continued to exhibit sideways movement.

The index rebounded into the green and touched a high of 14,996. The Sensex however failed to hold gains owing to negative cues from the global markets and slipped deeper into the red.

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Intense selling  pressure was witnessed in the metal and realty stocks.

The volatile Sensex finally ended (provisional) at 14,490, down 468 points.

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