Sensex pares early losses, ekes out 16-pt gain; Nifty near 15,850
In a lacklustre day of trade, the 30-share pack Sensex swung to gains in the final hour to settle 16.17 points higher at 53,177.45. Its broader peer, Nifty50, recovered nearly 140 points from the day's low and settled 18.15 points higher, above the 15,800 mark.