Cipla, HLL, SBI, HDFC and Maruti have surged around 1.5% each to Rs 218, Rs 202, Rs 1,345, Rs 1,856 and Rs 814, respectively.
Bharti Airtel, Tata Motors and Wipro have advanced 1% each to Rs 841, Rs 750 and Rs 541, respectively.
NTPC has dropped 2% to Rs 157. ACC and Gujarat Ambuja have slipped 1% each to Rs 852 and Rs 114, respectively.
Out of 2,525 stocks traded so far, 1,293 have advanced, 1,147 have declined and 85 are unchanged.