The maket sentiment improved further in current trades as appreciation in select banking and other heavyweights has pushed the index to a high of 7,546. The Sensex is now up 34 points at 7,539, while the Nifty has crossed the 2,300 mark to 2,302 - up 10 points.ICICI Bank has scaled up 2.30% (Rs 11) to Rs 501, while HDFC Bank is up a per cent (Rs 5) at Rs 680. SBI, however, is lacklustre at Rs 740 - down Rs 3.ITC has jumped 1.82% (Rs 30) to Rs 1,696, after recent falls. ONGC (down Rs 3 to Rs 959), Reliance Energy (down Rs 6 to Rs 636) and Reliance (down Rs 2 to Rs 685) are exhibiting a subdued trend.Bharti, which reported a Q1 net of 97%, has surged 3.27% (Rs 9) to Rs 276. L&T has lost a per cent (Rs 10) to Rs 1,232.Dr. Reddy's has moved up 2.61% (Rs 20) to Rs 786, while Ranbaxy is up 1.39% (Rs 7) at Rs 511.While tech stocks are still subdued, cement majors are displaying a mixed trend.
