The Sensex has started slipping and is now up 194 points at 16,378.
The Nifty is up 48 points at 4,862.
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(Updated at 1114 hrs)
The Sensex is moving sideways and is now up 228 points at 16,411. Earlier in the day it touched a high of 16,435.
The Nifty is up 56 points at 4,869.
ICICI Bank has surged 4.5% to Rs 827. Bharti Airtel has added 3% to Rs 422 on MTN merger talks.
Sterlite and Reliance Communications have added 2.5% each to Rs 767 and Rs 307, respectively. Hindalco has advanced 2.3% to Rs 122.
BHEL, Tata Steel, HDFC Bank, Reliance Infrastructure, Infosys, HDFC, SBI, NTPC and Larsen & Toubro have moved up 1% each.
The market breadth is extremely positive. Out of 2,464 stocks traded 1,728 have advanced while 663 have declined.