Sensex down 183pts; breadth marginally -ve

The Sensex is now down 183 points at 19,107.

Bharti Airtel and Wipro have plunged over 3% each to Rs 870 and Rs 462, respectively.

HDFC Bank has shed 2.8% to Rs 1,573, and ICICI Bank has slipped 2.6% to Rs 1,173.

BHEL has dropped 2% to Rs 2,763. ONGC and Satyam have declined 1.7 % each to Rs 1,267 and Rs 428, respectively.

Reliance Communications and Infosys are down 1.4% each to Rs 716 and Rs 1,719, respectively.

TCS, ITC, HDFC and SBI are the other major losers.

Reliance Energy has soared 3% to Rs 1,874. ACC has surged 2.7% to Rs 1,056.

Ranbaxy has rallied over 2% to Rs 436. Hindalco has advanced 1.3% to Rs 191, and Hindustan Unilever has added 1% to Rs 194.

The market breadth is marginally negative - out of 2,558 stocks traded so far, 1,372 have declined, 1,104 have advanced and 82 are unchanged.