Sensex down 131pts; SBI, Tata Steel move up

The Sensex is now down 131 points at 19,116.

Bharti Airtel has dropped nearly 3% to Rs 921. ICICI Bank has shed 2.4% at Rs 1,130.

Reliance Energy has slipped 1.8% to Rs 1,757, and HDFC Bank has declined 1.6% to Rs 1,617.

NTPC, Maruti, Mahindra & Mahindra and ACC are down 1.3% each at Rs 235, Rs 940, Rs 708 and Rs 1,115, respectively.

ONGC, Wipro, DLF and Hindalco are the other prominent losers.

SBI, Tata Steel and Bajaj Auto have advanced 1.5% each to Rs 2,274, Rs 861 and Rs 2,625, respectively.