Public RelationsMarkets marginally down
The Sensex is now at 17,664, down 23 points. The NSE Nifty is at 5,268, down nine points.
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The Sensex is down 13 points at 17,674.
Maruti Suzuki has dropped 2.6% to Rs 1,475. Hero Honda has declined 1.4% to Rs 1,692.
IT stocks continue to trade weak. TCS and Wipro have shed 1.5% each to Rs 740 and Rs 694, respectively. Infosys is down 1.3% at Rs 2,586.
Hindalco has slipped 1.7% to Rs 172. Other losers in the index include Reliance Infrastructure, Hero Honda, Jaiprakash Associates and BHEL.
However, ICICI Bank has added 1.5% to Rs 901. NTPC and Tata Power are up 1% each.
The market breadth is marginally positive. Around 643 stocks have advanced while 587 have declined on the NSE.