The NSE Nifty has gained 26 points at 4,217.
BHEL has gained 3.3% to Rs 1,436. TCS and Ranbaxy have advanced 2.4% to Rs 864 and Rs 541, respectively. Maruti is up 2.3% to Rs 694. Bharti has moved up 2% to Rs 765, and ONGC and Reliance have gained 1.3% to Rs 885 and Rs 2,066, respectively.
Tata steel, Ambuja Cements, NTPC, RCom, HUL, Reliance Infra, Hindalco, HDFC Bank and ACC are the other gainers.
HDFC has plunged 4.2% to Rs 2,136. Tata Motors has shed 4% at Rs 460.
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Infosys has tumbled 2.9% to Rs 1,696. ITC has slipped 2.6% to Rs 184. Satyam has dropped 2.1% to Rs 441.
Grasim, Jaiprakash Associates,Wipro, ICICI Bank, Cipla, DLF and SBI are the other losers.