Housing sector to benefit from Budget.
Bharti Airtel , RCom and Tata Communications ended down between 0.1-1%.
Mumbai developers are battling high inventory.
In Mumbai, developers like the R K Jatia and Lodha groups have launched or reopened ultra luxury residential projects, complete with limousine and concierge services.
Top gainers from the Sensex pack are Infosys, Cipla, NTPC, ITC and Lupin
A decline in the real estate sector, rising debt and the company's alleged involvement in 2G scam caused damage to the business and its image.
Sensex was up 184 points at 25,580 and the Nifty added 71 points to end the day at 7,654
Delayed project delivery and unrealistically high real estate prices, which developers are unwilling to lower despite piled up inventories, have adversely hit the sector.