Sensex down 20pts; breadth extremely +ve

The Sensex is now down 20 points at 19,765.

ITC has soared 3.7% to Rs 197. Dr.Reddy's has rallied 2.3% to Rs 614.

Maruti has advanced 1.7% to Rs 1,053, and Grasim has added 1.4% to Rs 3,670.

Reliance has moved up 1.3% to Rs 2,909. Bharti Airtel is up 1% at Rs 909.

Satyam and Ranbaxy have shed 2.3% each to Rs 419 and Rs 414, respectively.

ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank have slipped 1.2% each to Rs 1,234 and Rs 1,680, respectively.

Infosys, Tata Steel and Larsen & Toubro are down 1% each at Rs 1,636, Rs 852 and Rs 4,463, respectively.

The market breadth is extremely positive - out of 2,566 stocks traded so far, 1,927 have advanced, 598 have declined and 41 are unchanged.