Sensex hits 17k, ends lower
After breaching the 17k mark in opening moves, the benchmark index pared some gains by close on the back of profit booking and closed at 16,921 levels. The Sensex touched a high of 17,073 levels in intra-day deals. This is the shortest time that the Sensex has taken to rally 1,000 points and comes a day ahead of the F&O expiry.
