After a 50 points correction in the first half, the market has marginally come off its lows following steady gains in select heavyweights. The overall market-mood, however, remains bearish owing to weakness in tech, banking, auto, cement and other old economy counters. The Sensex is now down 47 points at 6,561, and the Nifty is weak at 2,052 - down 17 points.Infosys is trading slightly off-lows with a loss of 1.50% (Rs 33) at Rs 2,151. Wipro also is trading at lower levels since early trades, and is down 1.35% (Rs 10) at Rs 697.SBI has slipped 1.27% (Rs 8) to Rs 655. While ICICI Bank is down a per cent (Rs 4) at s 371, HDFC Bank is down Rs 2 at Rs 558.Reliance is down a rupee at Rs 533. HLL has inched up by Rs 2 to Rs 145.HPCL is trading lower by 1.21% (Rs 4) at Rs 354, while ONGC is up Rs 2 at Rs 807.Auto pivotals have come under sustained selling pressure, with Bajaj slipping further by 1.22% (Rs 13) to Rs 1,034. While Hero Honda has lost 2.89% (Rs 16) to Rs 533, Tata Motors is down a per cent (Rs 4) at Rs 488. Maruti, however, is up a notch at Rs 472.Cement majors are exhibiting weakness as ACC is still trading with a per cent loss (Rs 4) at Rs 365. Grasim has lost 1.30% (Rs 18) to Rs 1,347, and Gujarat Ambuja is down 1.14% (Rs 5) at Rs 438.Ranbaxy has tumbled 1.58% (Rs 17) to Rs 1,034. Other pharma stocks are also exhibiting weak trends.Hindalco has slumped 1.96% (Rs 27) to Rs 1,358. Bharti has declined 2.19% (Rs 5) to Rs 210. L&T, however, has clocked a per cent gain (Rs 7) to Rs 1,020.
