The Sensex is now down 78 points at 17,539. The NSE Nifty is down 18 points at 5,136. Satyam has zoomed 8% to Rs 456. TCS and Wipro have soared 4% each to Rs 921 and Rs 427, respectively. Infosys has surged over 3% to Rs 1,618. Hindalco has rallied 3.6% to Rs 183. Bajaj Auto and Tata Steel have advanced 2.5% each to Rs 2,395 and Rs 793, respectively. Grasim and Hindustan Unilever have added 1.5% each to Rs 2,880 and Rs 217, respectively. Cipla is up over 1% at Rs 188. HDFC has plunged over 4% to Rs 2,635. BHEL has shed 3% at Rs 2,060. SBI has tumbled 2.7% to Rs 2,147. HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank have dropped around 2% each to Rs 1,505 and Rs 1,140, respectively. Bharti Airtel and ONGC are down over 1% each at Rs 856 and Rs 992, respectively. The market breadth is marginally positive - out of 2,711 stocks traded so far, 1,335 have advanced, 1,292 have declined and 84 are unchanged. |