Grasim and Bajaj Auto are up 1.3% each at Rs 2,525 and Rs 2,582, respectively.
Reliance has slipped 1.5% to Rs 1,598.
Satyam and Wipro are down 1% each at Rs 473 and Rs 564, respectively.
The market breadth is marginally positive - out of 2,282 stocks traded so far, 1,144 advanced, 1,055 declined and 83 are unchanged.