The Sensex continues to display strength and is now up 91 points at 14,669.
The NSE Nifty is up 24 points at 4,420.
HDFC Bank has rallied 3.6% to Rs 1,149, and ICICI Bank has surged 3.3% to Rs 661. SBI has added 2% to Rs 1,540.
Mahindra & Mahindra has advanced over 3% to Rs 536. Hindustan Unilever and Tata Motors have gained 2.3% each at Rs 240 and Rs 406, respectively.
Reliance Infrastructure has moved up 1.5% to Rs 1,016.
Sterlite has slumped over 6% to Rs 585. Tata Steel has shed 3.8% at Rs 666.
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Ranbaxy has slipped 1.8% to Rs 515. Infosys has dropped 1.5% to Rs 1,630, and Jaiprakash Associates is down 1% at Rs 173.
The market breadth is extremely positive - out of 2,404 stocks traded so far, 1,627 have advanced, 696 have slipped and the rest are unchanged.