The NSE Nifty is down 19 points at 5,176.
Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) has surged 4% to Rs 668. ITC has rallied 3.5% to Rs 220.
Jaiprakash Associates has soared over 3% to Rs 274. Tata Motors has gained 2.5% at Rs 655, and Satyam has advanced over 2% to Rs 489.
TCS has moved up 1.4% to Rs 824. Wipro, NTPC and Infosys are up 1% each at Rs 485, Rs 197 and Rs 1,768, respectively.
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Hindalco, ICICI Bank and HDFC have slipped over 2% each to Rs 194, Rs 882 and Rs 2,823, respectively.
ACC, DLF and ONGC have shed 1.8% each at Rs 762, Rs 713 and Rs 1,035, respectively.
Grasim has dropped 1.5% to Rs 2,436. Ranbaxy is down over 1% at Rs 479.
Out of 2,683 stocks traded so far, 1,347 have advanced, 1,258 have declined and 78 are unchanged.