The BSE Sensex, on Wednesday, ended after making a gain of 161.37 points at 14,994.83, whereas the broad-based NSE Nifty ended at 4,573.95, up 40.95 points.

The 30-share index Sensex opened on a cheerful note with a positive gap of 492.33 points at 15,325.79 following the interest rate cut by US Federal Reserve.

The index traded sturdily for a short period because of buying activity seen across the frontline stocks.

But, the Sensex broke off from days’ peak by losing all its power. At last, it marked its closure positively. It also touched an intraday high of 15,465.81.

The Sensex ended the week on a pleasant note. It started the day on a cheerful note, but soon fell into the negative zone to bounce back into the positive terrain.

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Mumbai, Mar 7 : The 30-share sensitive index (sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange today opened with a huge negative gap of 330 points at 16,212 and shed 567 points before closing at 15,975.52.

Out of 2,710 stocks traded on the exchange, 2,384 declined, 295 advanced and the rest remained unchanged.

Reliance Energy (REL) slumped 13 per cent, Bajaj Auto plunged by over 11 per cent, ICICI Bank jumped down by seven per cent and Larsen & Toubro dropped 6.6 per cent.

Hindalco shed 5.8 per cent, while NTPC plummeted 5 per cent.

Mumbai, Mar 7: The Sensex shed 3.5 per cent or 5