The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 258 points at 9,161. The has index touched a high of 9,183, and a low of 9,096 so far in early trades. The index is now up 189 points at 9,092.
Jaiprakash Associates has surged 5% to Rs 60.
HDFC Bank, Reliance Infrastructure and ICICI Bank have rallied over 4.5% each to Rs 870, Rs 528 and Rs 337, respectively.
Satyam and Strelite have gained 4.3% each at Rs 240 and Rs 224, respectively.
HDFC has advanced 4% to Rs 1,427. Wipro has added 3.5% to Rs 242, and Hindalco is up 3.3% at Rs 53.