The market appreciated further in early noon trades as strong buying led by banking and other select majors triggered the rally, with the Sensex zooming past the 7,500-mark to touch a new high of 7,506.The Sensex is now up 67 points at 7,490, while the Nifty has advanced 22 points to 2,288.HDFC Bank has vaulted 5.91% (Rs 38) to Rs 687, and ICICI Bank has zoomed 5.11% (Rs 23) to Rs 478. SBI, too, is trading higher at Rs 732 - up Rs 11 or 1.52%.ONGC has scaled up 2.39% (Rs 22) to Rs 958. While HLL is up 1.33% (Rs 2) at Rs 164, ITC is up a per cent (Rs 10) at Rs 1,654. Reliance, however, has eased to Rs 686 - down Rs 3.Hindalco is still unchanged with a per cent gain (Rs 14) at Rs 1,280. Tisco is up 1.65% (Rs 6) at Rs 385.Maruti, which reported a 32% growth in its Q1 net, has advanced 3% (Rs 14) to Rs 476. While Tata Motors is up a per cent (Rs 3) at Rs 475, Hero Honda has lost 1.29% (Rs 8) to Rs 608.TCS has dropped 1.15% (Rs 15) to Rs 1,279, while Satyam has declined 1.49% (Rs 8) to Rs 525. Infosys (down Rs 11 to Rs 2,225) and Wipro (down Rs 3 to Rs 712), too, are trading at lower levels.Media & print stocks have notched up significant gains. Zee has soared 6.88% (Rs 12) to Rs 184. While UTV Software has jumped 4.28% (Rs 7) to Rs 174, NDTV has added 3.24% (Rs 7) to Rs 231. Balaji Television, Deccan Chronicle, TV Today, TV18 and Navneet Publications have gained between 2-3%.
