The Sensex continues to hover around the 7,000 levels in early noon trades. While Reliance counters alongwith tech stocks continue to lead the pack, cement and auto scrips are still exhibiting weak trends. The Sensex, as a result, has upped its gains from its mini slide in mid-morning trades to 6,985 - up 79 points. The Nifty is up 20 points at 2,143.Reliance Industries is trading 5.85% higher (Rs 35) at Rs 636.Reliance Energy continues to attract strong buying support, and has soared 12.72% (Rs 75) to Rs 666.Infosys has advanced 2.19% (Rs 50) to Rs 2,339, and Satyam has gained 2.57% (Rs 12) to Rs 499. While TCS has added 1.12% (Rs 14) to Rs 1,281, Wipro is up 1.13% (Rs 8) at Rs 752.Ranbaxy has added 1.38% (Rs 14) to Rs 1,061. Dr. Reddy's and Cipla are trading with marginal gains at Rs 723 and Rs 285, respectively.ITC and HLL, however, are down a tad each at Rs 1,545 and Rs 149, respectively.SBI has shed 1.49% (Rs 10) to Rs 657. ICICI Bank (down Rs 2 to Rs 414) has slipped into the red, after early gains. HDFC Bank is up a rupee at Rs 595.Hindalco has flared up 3.14% (Rs 36) to Rs 1,172. Bharti has inched up further by 2.10% (Rs 5) to Rs 238. HDFC has declined 1.34% (Rs 12) to Rs 850.
