Markets continue to trade near the day's low as Asian stocks declined.
The Sensex is down 181 points at 17,519.
Nifty is down 61 points at 5,252.
Asian markets are down on a dissapointing Chinese manufacturing data. The Hang Seng is down 0.5% at 20,128. Nikkei has slipped 1.8% at 9,207.
All sectoral indices continue to trade in the negative zone.
Sterlite has shed 3% at Rs 165. Tata Steel and Hindalco are down 1.7% each.
ICICI Bank has dropped 2% to Rs 844. SBI is down 1% at Rs 2,278. HDFC Bank is flat at Rs 1,904.
Among IT stocks - TCS has declined 1.8% to Rs 737, Wipro is down 1.5% and Infosys has slipped 1.2% in trades.
Other losers include, Realty stocks - DLF, Jaiprakash Associates, Reliance Infrastrcuture have dropped. Reliance is down 1% at Rs 1,075.
However, Hindustan Unilever has managed to gain marginally at Rs 269. Tata Power and Bharti Airtel are just about managing to hold up.
BSE market breadth is neutral. Out of 2,596 stocks traded, 49% have advanced while 48% have declined.
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