The Sensex is down 478.61 points or 1.6 percent at 28970.34 and the Nifty is down 170.40 points or 1.9 percent at 8767.35. About 908 shares have advanced, 1741 shares declined, and 199 shares are unchanged. Sesa Sterlite, GAIL, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank and BHEL are top losers in the Sensex.

The market is still under pressure as the Sensex is down 389.48 points or 1 percent at 29059.47. The Nifty is down 124.75 points or 1 percent at 8813. About 987 shares have advanced, 1613 shares declined and 189 shares are unchanged.

HUL, Dr Reddy’s Labs, Bajaj Auto, Sun Pharma and Maruti are top gainers in the Sensex. Among the losers are Sesa Sterlite, GAIL, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank and NTPC.

Oil prices will reverse their recent gains as global crude inventories begin to increase again, with US crude likely to drop as far as USD 40 a barrel in the near-term, Goldman Sachs said.

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