Sensex down 63pts; Grasim, HLL firm

The Sensex is now down 63 points at 10,867.

Grasim and HLL have rallied 2.3% each to Rs 2,043 and Rs 243, respectively.

Hindalco has added 1.5% to Rs 182. ONGC is up 1.3% at Rs 1,135.

Bharti Airtel has slipped over 2% to Rs 375. Hero Honda, HDFC, Reliance and Wipro are down over 1.5% each at Rs 712, Rs 1,183, Rs 1,082 and Rs 509, respectively.

BHEL, Maruti and Satyam are down over 1% each at Rs 1,963, Rs 805 and Rs 743, respectively.

Out of 2,140 stocks traded so far, 1,210 have advanced, 851 have declined and 79 are unchanged.