ACC added over 4% at Rs 765, and DLF gained 3.5% at Rs 681.
Reliance Communications rallied 2.6% to Rs 558. SBI and HDFC Bank advanced over 2% each to Rs 1,883 and Rs 1,313, respectively.
Ambuja Cements and ONGC moved up around 1.5% each to Rs 121 and Rs 968, respectively.
Reliance was up over 1% at Rs 2,273.
...AND THE SHAKERS
Larsen & Toubro dropped 8.7% to Rs 2,729. BHEL tumbled 5.7% to Rs 1,910.
Maruti declined 4.4% to Rs 892, and Satyam dropped 3.4% to Rs 409.
Wipro was down nearly 3% to Rs 403. ICICI Bank and HDFC shed 2.5% each at Rs 871 and Rs 2,565, respectively.
TCS declined nearly 2% to Rs 830. Hindustan Unilever dropped 1.5% to Rs 223.
| Major Gainers | Major Losers | ||||
| Name | Close | % Chg | Name | Close | % Chg |
| State Trading Corporation | 1,046.70 | 20.0 | ABC India | 34.80 | 18.4 |
| English Indian Clay | 838.80 | 20.0 | Orion Paper | 19.00 | 14.8 |
| Multibase | 38.20 | 19.9 | Mayur Leathers | 24.75 | 14.4 |
| JMA Industries | 228.00 | 19.7 | Geojit Finance | 44.45 | 13.8 |
| Ashim Investments | 73.05 | 18.6 | Subex | 186.10 | 13.6 |
| (Close = Stock pirce at the end of day in Rs) | |||||
VALUE & VOLUME TOPPERS
Reliance Natural Resources topped the value chart with a turnover of Rs 424.70 crore followed by Reliance (Rs 347 crore), Reliance Petroleum (Rs 335.50 crore), Larsen & Toubro (Rs 322.50 crore) and Essar Oil (Rs 245 crore).
Reliance Natural Resources led the volume chart with trades of around 4.22 crore shares followed by Reliance Petroleum (2.14 crore), Ispat Industries (1.67 crore), Essar Oil (1.10 crore) and IFCI (92.60 lakh).