Sensex down 66pts

The Sensex is now down 66 points to 11,964.

ONGC and Larsen & Toubro have gained 1.3% each at Rs 1,358 and Rs 2,745, respectively.

Hindalco and ITC are 1% each at Rs 213 and Rs 202, respectively.

HDFC Bank has dropped 3.5% to Rs 820. ICICI Bank has slipped 2% to Rs 578.

Wipro has plunged 3.3% to Rs 531. Satyam has slumped 3% to Rs 784. Infosys has shed 2% to Rs 3,232.

Tata Motors, Tata Power, Bajaj Auto and Dr.Reddy's are down over 1% each at Rs 965, Rs 572, Rs 2,930 and Rs 1,465, respectively.

Out of 2,501 stocks traded so far, 1,423 have advanced, 1,003 have declined and the rest are unchanged.

Debutant Sun TV continues to lead the value chart with a turnover of Rs 524.35 crore followed by Reliance (Rs 141.65 crore), Satyam (Rs 126.28 crore), Reliance Capital (Rs 103.02 crore) and Infosys (Rs 88.65 crore).

Essar Oil tops the volume chart with trades of around 63.90 lakh shares followed IFCI (48.36 lakh), Sun TV (39.14 lakh), SAIL (36.78 lakh) and Recron Synthetics (29.64 lakh).