The Nifty is up 167 points at 4,063.
DLF has zoomed 11% to Rs 409. Reliance Infrastructure has soared 8.7% to Rs 763.
HDFC Bank has rallied nearly 8% to Rs 1,042. Mahindra & Mahindra has surged 7.5% to Rs 473.
ONGC has moved up nearly 7% to Rs 845. Reliance Communications and Larsen & Toubro have advanced around 6.5% each to Rs 421 and Rs 2,275, respectively.
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Hindalco, Wipro and Satyam are up 6% each at Rs 142, Rs 441 and Rs 458, respectively.
ITC and ACC have shed 1.5% each at Rs 181 and Rs 498, respectively. Hindustan Unilever has slipped over 1% to Rs 196.
Out of 2,677 stocks traded so far, 1,438 have declined, 1,185 have advanced and the rest are unchanged.