Sensex down 26pts; Bajaj Auto rallies 3%

The Sensex is now down 26 points at 15,516.

Bajaj Auto has rallied 2.7% to Rs 2,395. Reliance and Reliance Energy have moved up 1.3% each to Rs 2,012 and Rs 872, respectively.

HDFC has advanced 1% to Rs 2,169.

NTPC has shed 1.7% to Rs 192, and ITC has slipped 1.5% to Rs 181.

ICICI Bank has dropped 1.3% to Rs 889. Satyam, Cipla and Ranbaxy are down 1% each at Rs 428, Rs 176 and Rs 416, respectively.

Out of 2,706 stocks traded so far, 1,582 have advanced, 1,069 have declined and 55 are unchanged.