ACC has gained 5.2% to Rs 522, NTPC is up 3.2% to Rs 161 and Bhel has advanced 2.2% to Rs 1,499. Hindalco is up 1.2% to Rs 144, L&T has gained 1.1% to Rs 2,390 and SBI has advanced 0.5% to Rs 2,390.
Infosys is down 4.5% to Rs 1,720, Satyam has lost 4.2% to Rs 462 and Tata Motors has declined 3.7% to Rs 378. ITC and TCS are down 3.7% and 3.6% respectively.