Stock-specific activity has seen the index appreciate further and touch a new high of 7,484. While banking stocks continue to hog the limelight since early morning trades, tech stocks have shed ground owing to selling pressure.The Sensex, as a result, has moved up 56 points to 7,479, while the Nifty has added 16 points to 2,282.The market breadth is firm with 1,631 advances against 834 losses on the BSE so far.HDFC Bank has spurted 4.84% (Rs 31) to Rs 680. While ICICI Bank has advanced 3.38% (Rs 15) to Rs 470, SBI is up 1.52% (Rs 11) at Rs 732.ONGC has scaled up 2.28% (Rs 21) to Rs 956, and NTPC has gained 2.59% to Rs 95. ITC is still unchanged with a per cent gain (Rs 12) at Rs 1,656.Hindalco (up Rs 17 or 1.31% to Rs 1,283) and Tisco (up Rs 6 or 1.64% to Rs 385) are holding on to their gains. While L&T has tumbled 2% (Rs 25) to Rs 1,231, Bharti is still displaying weak trends at Rs 264 - down Rs 3 or 1.16%.TCS has lost a per cent (Rs 14) to Rs 1,280. Infosys and Satyam, too, have slipped lower by a per cent each to Rs 2,225 (down Rs 11) and Rs 528 (down Rs 4), respectively.Cipla has extended its gains by 1.82% (Rs 6) to Rs 346, while Dr. Reddy's is still languishing in negative territory at Rs 765 - down Rs 4.
