The Sensex is now up 42 points at 9,057.
Wipro has soared 5% to Rs 220.
Maruti, Grasim and HDFC have rallied 2.5% each to Rs 633, Rs 1,374 and Rs 1,398, respectively.
Mahindra & Mahindra has gained 2% at Rs 290. Reliance Infrastructure and Infosys have advanced 1.7% each to Rs 510 and Rs 1,199, respectively.
TCS, Sterlite, Tata Motors, NTPC, Ranbaxy and HDFC Bank are up over 1% each.
Hindalco has plunged 2.5% to Rs 41, and Hindustan Unilever has shed 2.3% at Rs 248.
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ACC, ICICI Bank and Larsen & Toubro have declined around 1.5% each to Rs 554, Rs 364 and Rs 645, respectively.
The market breadth is margially negative - out of 2,358 stocks traded so far, 1,170 have declined, 1,073 have advanced and 115 are unchanged.