Sensex ends down 169pts

The Sensex has finally ended (provisional) at 16,789 - down 169 points. The Nifty ended provisionally down 45 points at 4,982.
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(Updated at 1510 hrs)

The Sensex has slipped to touch a low of 16,860 and is now at 16, 837, down 120 points.

The NSE Nifty is at 4,994, down 32 points.

Wipro and Maruti have dropped around 4% each to Rs 572 and Rs 1,535, respectively.

TCS, Grasim, Infosys, ICICI Bank and Reliance Communications have declined 2-3% each.

Sterlite has advanced 6.5% each to Rs 823. Jaiprakash Associates has surged 4% to Rs 240.

BHEL, Hindalco and Tata Steel have increased over 2.5% each to Rs 2,489, Rs 129 and Rs 524, respectively.

HDFC Bank, Tata Motors and DLF are up 1-2% each.

The BSE IT index has slipped 2.5% to 4,435. Consumer durables has advanced 5.5% to 3,661.