Sensex has support at 17,010 & 16,920:
``Negative sentiment was created by a political crisis in the Netherlands and concerns that a defeat for Nicolas Sarkozy, France`s President and UMP party candidate for the 2012 French presidential election, on May 6 could weaken cooperation between France and Germany in dealing with the debt crisis. While the Sensex fell by 277.2 points or 1.6% to 17,096.7, the Nifty fell to 5,200.6, down 90.3 points or 1.7%. The Sensex has supports at 17,010 and 16,920 and resistances at 17,290 and 17,440. The Nifty has supports at 5,180 and 5,135 and resistances at 5,245 and 5,280.``
The BSE benchmark Sensex tumbled 202 points in the mid-session trade due to fresh selling mainly in metal, banking, capital goods, consumer durable, realty and refinery counters on the back of weak Asian cues.