The NSE Nifty is up 114 points at 4,061.
ICICI Bank has zoomed 10.5% to Rs 609. HDFC has soared over 9% to Rs 2,063, and HDFC Bank has surged 7.5% to Rs 1,030.
SBI and Reliance Infrastrucutre have rallied 5.5% each to Rs 1,293 and Rs 851, respectively.
DLF and Bharti Airtel have advanced over 5% each to Rs 449 and Rs 787, respectively. BHEL has gained 4.4% at Rs 1,517.
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ITC and Reliance Communications have advanced over 4% each to Rs 174 and Rs 435, respectively.
Reliance and ONGC have added 3.3% each at Rs 2,084 and Rs 933, respectively.
NTPC and Jaiprakash Associates are up 3% each at Rs 170 and Rs 154, respectively.
Satyam has slumped 8% to Rs 381. Wipro has plunged over 5% to Rs 360. Infosys has dropped 3% to Rs 1,535.
Ranbaxy has shed 3.5% at Rs 437. Tata Steel has slipped 2% to Rs 595.
Out of 2,569 stocks traded so far, 1,543 have advanced, 947 have declined and 79 are unchanged.