Sensex tumbles 154 pts in early trades

The Sensex has crashed in the opening bell by dropping 128 points to 6,340 over its last close. While further selling has dragged it to a low of 6,300, the Sensex is now down 154 points at 6,314. The Nifty has slipped below the 2,000-mark, and has shed 44 points to 1,981.

Infosys, taking cue from the overnight losses in the US market, has tumbled 6.20% (Rs 130) to Rs 1,972. While Satyam has shed 4.80% (Rs 20) to Rs 388, Wipro has plunged 4.56% (Rs 29) to Rs 616.

Reliance has declined 1.48% (Rs 8) to Rs 537. While ONGC has lost 1.74% (Rs 15) to Rs 862, ITC is down a per cent (Rs 14) at Rs 1,402.

ICICI Bank has dropped 3% (Rs 12) to Rs 400, and HDFC Bank is down 1.79% (Rs 10) at Rs 552. SBI has lost 1.30% (Rs 8) to Rs 637.

Bajaj has tumbled 3.18% (Rs 34) to Rs 1,050, while Tata Motors is down 2.32% (Rs 10) at Rs 415.

Ranbaxy has slipped 1.40% (Rs 14) to Rs 972. While Cipla has shed 2.15% (Rs 5) to Rs 244, Dr. Reddy's is down 1.61% (Rs 12) at Rs 725.

While Tisco has dipped 2.64% (Rs 10) to Rs 371, Tata Power is down a per cent (Rs 3) at Rs 347.