Sensex off day's high; breadth remains -ve

The Sensex after touching a high of 14,696, has pared some of its gains and is now at 14,628, up 134 points.

The BSE Realty index is up 2.6% at 3,290.

DLF has moved up nearly 3% at Rs 319. Bharti Airtel has rallied over 2% to Rs 820.

Hindustan Unilever and SBI have advanced 1.8% each to Rs 272 and Rs 1,773, respectively.

Tata Motors has gained 1.5% at Rs 295, and Sun Pharma has added 1% to Rs 1,103.

Hindalco has shed 5.5% at Rs 82. ACC has dropped 2% to Rs 754.

ONGC and Jaiprakash Associates have slipped 1.7% each to Rs 1,049 and Rs 202, respectively.

 

The market breadth remains negative - out of 2,513 stocks traded, 1,425 have declined and the rest have moved up.