The Sensex is now down 581 points at 15,547.The NSE Nifty is down 186 points at 4,686.All Sensex stocks are in negative zone.Reliance Energy and BHEL have slumped over 7% each to Rs 1,231 and Rs 1,872, respectively.DLF has tumbled over 6% to Rs 669. Hindalco, Tata Steel and Reliance Communications have plunged around 5.5% each to Rs 181, Rs 725 and Rs 511, respectively.Bharti Airtel and Wipro have dropped over 5% each to Rs 768 and Rs 370, respectively.Larsen & Toubro, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank have shed 4.7% each to Rs 2,801, Rs 839 and Rs 1,305, respectively.NTPC has dropped 4.5% to Rs 186. Reliance is down 4% at Rs 2,280.Out of 2,566 stocks traded so far, 2,217 have declined, 324 have advanced and 25 are unchanged.
