The Sensex, which plunged deep into the red to touch a low of 6,858, is still exhibiting weakness, though off-lows, as selling is seen in select old and new economy stocks. It is now down 27 points at 6,881. The Nifty has also pared losses on selective buying and is down four points at 2,163.ONGC, on a volume of over 2.23 lakh, is down a per cent (Rs 9) at Rs 922. Reliance has extended its losses by 1.13% (Rs 7) to Rs 587, with a traded volume of over 15.10 lakh. While ITC has lost nearly 2% (Rs 27) to Rs 1,353, HLL is down a tad at Rs 144.Infosys has inched lower by Rs 10 to Rs 2,222, and Wipro is down Rs 2 at Rs 702.HDFC Bank is trading lower by a per cent (Rs 6) at Rs 609. SBI and ICICI Bank are trading with marginal gains at Rs 743 and Rs 393, respectively. Over 11.2 lakh SBI shares have changed hands on the BSE so far.Zee has dropped 3.44% (Rs 5) to Rs 136. HDFC has lost 1.55% (Rs 13) to Rs 807, while BHEL has declined 1.60% (Rs 13) to Rs 820.Bharti, however, has rebounded into the green with a gain of Rs 2 at Rs 225. The counter has registered a volume of over 2.70 lakh. Tisco has added 1.44% (Rs 6) to Rs 437.Select banking stocks have mopped up gains. Federal Bank has shot up 8% (Rs 12) to Rs 167, and J&K Bank has surged 5% (Rs 19) to Rs 401. While IOB has added 2.59% (Rs 2) to Rs 87, Allahabad Bank is up 2.20% (Rs 2) at Rs 100.Reliance is leading the value chart with a turnover of Rs 91 crore, followed by SBI (Rs 83 crore), HDFC (Rs 57 crore) and Tisco (Rs 47 crore), respectively.
