Sensex slips over 450pts, Reliance drops 4%

The Sensex has slipped over 450 points to 17,689.

Reliance has plunged over 4% to Rs 2,448.

Infosys has declined over 2% to Rs 1,480. Satyam is now down 4% at Rs 392.

Bharti has dropped over 3% to Rs 871. HUL is down 3% at Rs 199. ITC is still down 3% at Rs 193.

Declining shares are marginally ahead of advances - out of 2,800 scrips traded till now, 1,400 have logged declined.