Sensex down 32pts; Bharti, Reliance weak

The Sensex is now down 32 points at 10,898.

Grasim has surged 2.5% to Rs 2,047. ONGC, Hindalco and HLL are up over 1% each at Rs 1,136, Rs 182 and Rs 241, respectively.

Bharti Airtel has dropped 2.5% to Rs 373. Hero Honda and Wipro have slipped 2% each to Rs 375 and Rs 507, respectively.

Reliance and HDFC have declined 1.8% each to Rs 1,079 and Rs 1,182, respectively. HDFC Bank is down 1.5% at Rs 754.

Out of 2,067 stocks traded so far, 1,158 have advanced, 833 have declined and 76 are unchanged.