The Sensex is firm and is now at 14,539, up 116 points.
The BSE Realty index has zoomed 3% to 3,353.
Sterlite has gained 3.5% at Rs 592.
Hindalco, Grasim and Jaiprakash Associates have advanced over 3% each to Rs 87, Rs 2,392 and Rs 219, respectively.
DLF, ICICI Bank, HDFC, Reliance Communications and Infosys have added over 2% each to Rs 328, Rs 704, Rs 2,360 and Rs 308, respectively.
ONGC has slipped around 2% to Rs 1,031.
NTPC and Hindustan Unilever are down over 1% each.
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The market breadth is positive, out of 2,084 shares traded, 1,535 shares have advanced and 492 have declined so far on the BSE.