Sensex down 150pts; ICICI Bank drops 3%

The Sensex is now down 150 points at 19,574.

Bharti Airtel has plunged over 6% to Rs 885. ICICI Bank has shed 3% to Rs 1,259.

Hindalco, ONGC, Mahindra & Mahindra and Reliance Energy have dropped around 2% each to Rs 184, Rs 1,302, Rs 749 and Rs 1,734, respectively.

Reliance has slipped 1.8% to Rs 2,623. Maruti, HDFC and ACC are down around 1.5% each at Rs 987, Rs 2,652 and Rs 1,036, respectively.

ITC, Dr.Reddy's and Larsen & Toubro are up over 1% each at Rs 174, Rs 618 and Rs 4,478, respectively.