Sensex recovers partially; BHEL up 2%

The Sensex has recovered partially and is now at 17,167, down 20 points.

The NSE Nifty is at 5,123, down 10 points.

BHEL has advanced 2% to Rs 1,225 and Infosys has added 1% at Rs 2,466, respectively.

Bharti Airtel has slipped 3% to Rs 332 and Jaiprakash Associates has declined 1.5% to Rs 228, respectively.

Tata Steel, ICICI Bank, Mahindra & Mahindra, HDFC Bank and Reliance Communication were down around 1.5% each at Rs 541, Rs 864, Rs 1,027, Rs 1,765 and Rs 184, respectively.

The market breadth is negative, out of 2,808 shares traded, 1,606 have declined and 1,119 have advanced so far on the BSE.

The BSE Bankex and the realty indices are down 1% each at 10,103 and 3,914, respectively.