The NSE Nifty is down 41 points at 5,040.
Jaiprakash (JP) Associates and HDFC Bank have plunged 2.7% each to Rs 262 and Rs 1,469, respectively.
ACC, TCS and Hindalco have dropped 2% each to Rs 728, Rs 925 and Rs 177, respectively.
BHEL, Reliance and HDFC have slipped nearly 2% each to Rs 1,727, Rs 2,616 and Rs 2,672, respectively.
Reliance Energy, Ambuja Cements and Infosys are down 1% each at Rs 1,378, Rs 110 and Rs 1,761, respectively.
Bharti Airtel has surged 3.3% to Rs 855. Wipro and Ranbaxy have gained 1% each at Rs 502 and Rs 475, respectively.
Out of 2,582 stocks traded, 1,355 have declined, 1,144 have advanced and 83 are unchanged.
