Sensex at day's low, down 203pts

A fresh round of selling had pulled the Sensex deeper into the red. The index is now down 203 points at 10,196.

Bharti Airtel has plunged 6% to Rs 344. Larsen & Toubro has shed 5% to Rs 2,201.

Bajaj Auto, Maruti and Tata Motors have dropped over 4% each to Rs 2,625, Rs 703 and Rs 755, respectively.

Out of 2,422 stocks traded so far, 1,724 have declined, 642 have advanced and 56 are unchanged.