The Sensex remains in the negative zone and is now at 16,808, down 35 points.
The NSE Nifty is at 4,995, down six points.
Bharti Airtel has advanced 3% to Rs 345. Reliance Communications have soared over 2.5% to Rs 253. DLF has added 2% to Rs 427.
Tata Steel, Jaiprakash Associates and Infosys are up over 1% each.
Tata Motors has slumped 5% to Rs 558. SBI, ITC and HDFC have declined around 1.5% each.
The BSE Consumer durables and realty indices are up 2% each.
The market breadth is positive, out of 2,285 shares traded, 1,290 advanced and 917 declined so far on the BSE.