The Nifty is trading 20 points higher at 5045.
Bharti has advanced 2.4% to Rs 837, HDFC is up 1.4% to Rs 2,663, and Reliance Infra has gained 1.3% to Rs 1,340. HDFC Bank and Jaiprakash Associates have gained over 1%. ITC, ONGC, Satyam, TCS, RComm and DLF are trading over 0.5%.
Hindalco has declined further to 2.5% to Rs 193, Tata Motors is down 1.6% to Rs 651, Maruti has lost 1.4% to Rs 793.
M&M, Grasim, ICICI Bank and Bhel are also trading marginally lower than Thursday's closing.