The Sensex is now down 178 points at 9779.Ranbaxy and Larsen & Toubro are down 6% each at Rs 366 and Rs 2,000, respectively. Bharti Airtel has surged 2.3% to Rs 354.Out of 2,431 stocks traded so far, 2,257 have declined, 158 have advanced and 16 are unchanged.
