Sensex ended down 40pts

The Sensex ended (provisional) at 15,334, down 40 points. The NSE Nifty ended (provisional) at 4,559, down 13 points.
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(Updated 1505 hrs)

The BSE Sensex is now at 15,335,down 41 points.

The mid-cap and the small-cap indices have out- performed the broader market, and are up significantly by 1.32% and 1.94%, respectively.

The Bankex continue to hover in the negative zone following RBI's credit policy review.

HUL has plunged over 5% to Rs 283. ICICI Bank has declined over 2% to Rs 741.

Infosys, SBI and HDFC Bank have shed 1.5% each to Rs 1,996, Rs 1,686 and Rs 1,415, respectively. Reliance is down over 1%.

Tata Motors has zoomed over 11% to Rs 416, Backed by 57% increase in net profit posted for the quarter ended June.

Reliance Infrastructure, DLF and Reliance Communications have gained 3.5% each to Rs 1,207, Rs 427 and Rs 291 respectively.

The NSE Nifty is now at 4,563, down eight points.

The market breadth is fairly positive - out of 2,714 stocks traded, 1,660 have advanced, while 961 have declined.