The Realty index has helped the Sensex to recover. The index is now near its high at 14,543, up 120 points.
The BSE Realty index has moved up 3% to 3,357.
Grasim has added 3% to Rs 2,392.
Jaiprakash Associates and ICICI Bank gained 2.7% each at Rs 219 and Rs 708, respectively.
DLF, Hindalco and Reliance communications have advanced over 2.5% each to Rs 328, Rs 2,372 and Rs 309, respectively.
Sterlite, ACC, TCS and Bharti Airtel are the other gainers.
Meanwhile, Tata Motors has slipped 3% to Rs 345.
Mahindra & Mahindra and ONGC have dropped around 2.5% each to Rs 704 and Rs 1,027, respectively.
The market breadth is positive, out of 2,460 shares traded, 1,639 have advanced and 730 have declined so far on the BSE.
