The Sensex is now up 169 points at 16,777.The NSE Nifty is up 41 points to 4,879.Tata Steel has zoomed 5.6% to Rs 750. ITC has soared 4.5% to Rs 193, and BHEL has surged 4% to Rs 1,954.HDFC Bank has rallied 3.7% to Rs 1,450. HDFC and SBI have advanced over 4% each to Rs 2,705 and Rs 2,122, respectively.Reliance and ACC have gained nearly 3% each at Rs 2,391 and Rs 739, respectively.Tata Motors, DLF and Ambuja Cements are up around 2% each at Rs 708, Rs 808 and Rs 115, respectively.Cipla has plunged over 4% to Rs 179, and Reliance Communications has shed 3.6% at Rs 555.Bajaj Auto has tumbled 2.7% to Rs 2,015, and Wipro has dropped 2.5% to Rs 411.Hindalco has slipped 1.4% to Rs 150. Infosys and TCS are down over 1% each at Rs 1,526 and Rs 856, respectively.Out of 2,704 stocks traded so far, 2,002 have declined, 659 have advanced and 43 are unchanged.