Sensex down 105pts; ONGC, ITC slip 2%

The Sensex is now down 105 points at 18,010.

The NSE Nifty is down 40 points at 5,263.

Tata Motors has shed 2.3% at Rs 734. ONGC has dropped 2% to Rs 1,012.

ITC and Bharti Airtel have plunged 1.7% each to Rs 199 and Rs 867, respectively.

BHEL, DLF, TCS and Wipro have slipped around 1.5% each to Rs 2,225, Rs 866, Rs 859 and Rs 414, respectively.

Satyam, SBI and Hindustan Unilever have declined over 1% each to Rs 433, Rs 2,271 and Rs 209, respectively.

Infosys and Reliance are down 1% each at Rs 1,548 and Rs 2,565, respectively.

Reliance Energy has moved up 2% to Rs 1,743. Tata Steel and Reliance Communications have advanced 1.7% each to Rs 833 and Rs 622, respectively.

Bajaj Auto, Mahindra & Mahindra and ICICI Bank are up over 1% each at Rs 2,201, Rs 625 and Rs 1,203, respectively.