Sensex ends down 246pts

The Sensex finally ended (provisional) at 14,539, down 246 points.
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(Updated at 1516 hrs)

The Sensex has slipped further into the red and is now at the day's low of 14,450, down 336 points.

DLF has slumped 8.5% to Rs 309. Jaiprakash Associates has plunged 8% to Rs 204. Tata Motors has dropped 7% to Rs 291.

Sterlite, Reliance Infrastructure and Reliance Communications have shed 5-6% each to Rs 605, Rs 1,194 and Rs 290, respectively.

ICICI Bank has slipped 4% to Rs 720. ACC, Reliance, Larsen & Toubro, BHEL, Hindalco, ITC, Tata Steel, HDFC, NTPC, SBI and Sun Pharma have also declined 1-3% each.

However, TCS has added 1.5% to Rs 392.

The market breadth is extremely negative. Out of 2,643 stocks traded 72% have declined while 25% have advanced.