The Sensex is now down 208 points at 11,710. Hindalco has plunged 4% to Rs 176. HLL and Tata Steel have shed 3.5% each to Rs 232 and Rs 507, respectively. Reliance Energy, Tata Motors and BHEL have slipped nearly 3% each to Rs 474, Rs 872 and Rs 2,260, respectively. Cipla, HDFC Bank and TCS have dropped 2.5% each to Rs 250, Rs 829 and Rs 969, respectively. ACC, Grasim, ITC, Larsen & Toubro, Gujarat Ambuja and Ranbaxy are down 2% each. Hero Honda up 2% at Rs 750 is the sole gainer among the Sensex stocks. Out of 2,478 stocks traded so far, 1,632 have declined, 791 have advanced and the rest are unchanged. |