The Sensex is now down 40 points at 19,221.Larsen & Toubro has plunged 2.6% to Rs 3,975, and BHEL has dropped nearly 2% to Rs 2,379.HDFC has shed 1.7% at Rs 2,829. Mahindra & Mahindra and HDFC have slipped 1.3% each to Rs 763 and Rs 1,658, respectively.ICICI Bank is down 1% at Rs 1,155.Cipla has surged 2.7% to Rs 213. DLF and ITC have moved up 1.7% each to Rs 960 and Rs 197, respectively.Maruti and NTPC have rallied 1.5% each to Rs 1,025 and Rs 232, respectively.Hindustan Unilever and Bharti Airtel are up 1% each at Rs 221 and Rs 915, respectively.Out of 2,888 stocks traded so far, 1,736 have declined, 1,112 have advanced and 40 are unchanged.
