Sensex exhibits lacklustre movement

The Sensex continues to remain lacklustre and is now at 16,965, down 170 points.

The NSE Nifty is at 5,032, down 51 points.

Reliance Infrastructure has advanced 3% to Rs 1,240. ITC and Sun Pharma have added 2% each to Rs 237 and Rs 1,423, respectively.

Grasim has slipped around 5% each to Rs 2,570. Bharti Airtel has dropped 3% to Rs 422.

Maruti, SBI, Hindalco, DLF and Reliance have declined over 1.5% each to Rs 1,619, Rs 2,167, Rs 124, Rs 433 and Rs 2,135, respectively.

The BSE Realty index and the oil &gas indices have slipped around 1.5% each.

The market breadth remains negative, out of 2,632 shares traded, 1,552 declined and 1,019 advanced on the BSE.