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Sensex down 78pts; ICICI, HDFC Bank slip 2%

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BS Reporter Mumbai
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.

 
 

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First Published: Feb 21 2008 | 2:04 PM IST

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