Sensex down 91pts; HUL, M&M, Infosys drag

The Sensex is now down 91 points at 18,968.

ICICI Bank has soared 4% to Rs 1,141. Reliance Energy has surged over 3% to Rs 1,906.

Satyam has rallied 2.5% to Rs 454. Reliance Communications has gained 2% at Rs 768.

NTPC has moved up 1.3% to Rs 230.

Hindustan Unilever has plunged 3.3% to Rs 212. Mahindra & Mahindra has tumbled 3% to Rs 809, and Infosys has dropped 2.8% to Rs 1,874.

Larsen & Toubro has shed 2.5% to Rs 3,330. ONGC and Hindalco have slipped around 2% each to Rs 1,165 and Rs 185, respectively.

Bajaj Auto has declined 1.5% to Rs 2,543. BHEL, ITC, SBI and Cipla are down over 1% each to Rs 2,385, Rs 185, Rs 1,935 and Rs 185, respectively.

Out of 2,712 stocks traded so far, 1,450 have declined, 1,203 have advanced and 59 are unchanged.