The BSE Sensex hit a six-day upswing and ended slightly down due to the feeble international cues and profit booking in realty, select metal, telecom, cement, capital goods and private banking stocks.

Bharat Heavy Electricals has received Rs.1, 300crore valued contract from NTPC-Tamil Nadu Energy Company, an alliance between NTPC and TNEB.

Higher crude oil costs will raise under-recoveries of state-led oil companies on Indian sale of LPG, petrol, diesel and kerosene at a proscribed cost.

Bank of India has come up as a lead earner on the Sensex Bankex.

Presently, BEML trades high on the Sensex after the company revealed its first broad gauge metro train in Bangalore.

National Aluminium Company, Welspun Gujarat Stahl Rohren, Sterlite Industries, Hindalco Industries, JSW Steel, Sesa Goa, Jindal Steel & Power, JSL and Steel Authority of India dipped down.

MMTC has come up as a lead earner on the BSE PSU index.

Patni Computers has come up as a chief earner on the Sensex IT index.

2.04lakh shares have been traded on BSE in the counter.

71659 shares have been traded on BSE in the counter.