The market continues to surge ahead following sustained buying in banking, tech and other old economy stocks. The Sensex, as a result, has zoomed 121 points to 6,691. The Nifty has gained 38 points to 2,099.The market breadth is positive with 1,344 gainers and 1,023 losers on the BSE.Reliance has scaled up 1.44% (Rs 8) to Rs 548. While HLL is still up 1.67% (Rs 2) at Rs 143, ITC is up a per cent (Rs 7) at Rs 1,294.SBI has appreciated by 4% (Rs 28) to Rs 713. While HDFC Bank has notched up 3.64% gains (Rs 21) to Rs 590, ICICI Bank has moved up 3.61% (Rs 13) to Rs 380.Infosys has advanced 1.84% (Rs 40) to Rs 2,220. While Wipro has jumped 3.64% (Rs 25) to Rs 699, Satyam has scaled up 2.28% (Rs 9) to Rs 410.ONGC has added 1.15% (Rs 10) to Rs 852, while HPCL has surged 4.55% (Rs 16) to Rs 359.Grasim has gained 1.76% (Rs 23) to Rs 1,342. While Gujarat Ambuja has moved up 2.81% (Rs 12) to Rs 446, ACC has added 1.41% (Rs 5) to Rs 366.Hero Honda has flared up 3.51% (Rs 18) to Rs 539. Maruti is down a per cent (Rs 4) at Rs 470.HDFC at Rs 772 (up Rs 15 or 2%) and Tisco at Rs 422 (up Rs 13 or 3%) are also trading with steep gains. BHEL, however, is subdued with a loss of Rs 4 at Rs 857. Zee is down 1.66% (Rs 2) at Rs 142.Bank stocks have firmed up on strong buying support. UTI Bank has soared 8.58% (Rs 19) to Rs 245, while Union Bank has spurted 8.51% (Rs 9) to Rs 120. Andhra Bank has advanced 6.51% to Rs 92, BoI has added 5.19% to Rs 88. Canara Bank, Syndicate Bank, BoB, PNB and IOB are up in a range of 4-5%.Container Corp, however, has slumped 6.79% (Rs 59) to Rs 810, and Indo Rama Synthetics has shed 6.60% (Rs 5) to Rs 75. While Nicholas Piramal has lost 4.50% to Rs 256, Bombay Dyeing is down 4% at Rs 285. Century Textiles, Raymond, FACT and Great Eastern are down in a range of 3-4%.
