Sensex down 19pts; ICICI advances 1%

The Sensex opened in the positive zone, touched a high of 14,153, and then slipped into red. The index is now down 19 points at 14,112.

ICICI Bank has advanced over 1% to Rs 930.

ACC has shed 1.7% to Rs 793. HDFC has slipped 1.4% to Rs 1,756.

SBI, Cipla, Reliance Communications and Hero Honda are the other notable losers.