Sensex down 210pts; Bharti, ICICI Bank drag

The Sensex is now down 210 points at 20,518.

Bharti Airtel has tumbled over 6% to Rs 851. ICICI Bank has plunged 3.5% to Rs 1,358.

Mahindra & Mahindra has slipped 1.4% to Rs 745.

Ambuja Cements, Reliance Communications and Hindustan Unilever are down 1% each at Rs 137, Rs 797 and Rs 217, respectively.

Maruti has rallied 3% to Rs 880. HDFC Bank has advanced 1.5% to Rs 1,814, and Tata Steel has added 1% to Rs 848.

The market breadth is positive - out of 2,700 stocks traded so far, 1,486 have advanced, 1,163 have declined and 51 are unchanged.