Mumbai, March 24 : The BSE Sensex on Thursday slid further by 494 points to open at 57,190.05 as heavy selling was seen in Finance, Bankex and Consumer Durable stocks. The Nifty too slipped 151 points at 17,094.95. The Sensex registered days high and low at 57,627.96 and 57,138.51 points respectively. The Nifty registered days high and low at 17,243.25 and 17,091.15 points respectively. The Mid Cap moved up 0.49 per cent and Small Cap by 0.47 per cent. In 30 scrips, 20 advanced while 10 declined. The losers were Kotak Bank by 3.20 per cent to Rs 1711.45, Titan by 1.39 per cent to Rs 2651.90, ICICI Bank by 1.34 per cent to Rs 708.60 and HDFC Bank by 1.08 per cent to Rs 1459.65. The gainers were Dr Reddy’s Lab by 1.69 per cent to Rs 4212.55, Ultracemco by 1.42 per cent to Rs 632.40, ITC by 1.27 per cent to Rs 255.15 and NTper cent by 0.94 per cent to Rs 134.70. NV JNA