Sensex down 73pts; Mah & Mah drops 4%

 Mahindra & Mahindra have plunged 3.5% to Rs 757.

Larsen & Toubro, Bajaj Auto and Reliance Communications have dropped 2% each to Rs 2,837, Rs 2,525 and Rs 587, respectively.

 ICICI Bank, NTPC, Reliance Energy, Tata Steel, SBI and BHEL have declined around 1.5% each to Rs 980, Rs 193, Rs 1,078, Rs 738, Rs 1,807 and Rs 1,982, respectively.

Bharti Airtel has soared 2% to Rs 964. Hindalco has gained 1.3% at Rs 165.

Cipla and HDFC Bank are up around 1% each at Rs 169 and Rs 1,358, respectively.

Out of 2,754 stocks traded so far, 1,832 have declined, 854 have advanced and 68 are unchanged.