Sensex slips 26pts; Bharti drops 3%

The Sensex has slipped into the negative zone and is now down 26 points at 20,801.

Reliance Communications has advanced 1.5% to Rs 805, and Reliance has added 1.3% to Rs 3,168.

Bharti Airtel has tumbled nearly 3% to Rs 938.

ITC and ICICI Bank have slipped 1.5% each to Rs 219 and Rs 1,418, respectively.

Ambuja Cements has declined 1.3% to Rs 137. ACC, Wipro, HDFC and Hindustan Unilever are down around 1% each at Rs 888, Rs 481, Rs 3,030 and Rs 222, respectively.