The NSE Nifty is down 20 points at 5,173.
Bharti Airtel has plunged 3.5% to Rs 863. Jaiprakash Associates and Reliance Energy have slumped 3.3% each to Rs 277 and Rs 1,467, respectively.
DLF has tumbled over 3% to Rs 683. Infosys has shed 2% at Rs 1,752.
ACC has slipped 1.8% to Rs 744. Maruti and Mahindra & Mahindra have dropped over 1.5% each to Rs 772 and Rs 667, respectively.
Wipro and HDFC have declined over 1% each to Rs 484 and Rs 2,680, respectively.
TCS and SBI are also down over 1% each at Rs 915 and Rs 1,761, respectively.
ITC and Tata Steel have surged 2% each to Rs 252 and Rs 818, respectively.
Hindustan Unilever has advanced 1.5% to Rs 252. Cipla and ONGC are up 1% each at Rs 218 and Rs 1,049, respectively.
Out of 2,615 stocks traded so far, 1,483 have declined, 1,057 have advanced and 75 are unchanged.
