Sensex ends up 54pts; Reliance, Bharti gain 2%

 Hindustan Unilever advanced 1.5% to Rs 227. Cipla and Maruti were up over 1% each to Rs 169 and Rs 991, respectively.

...AND THE SHAKERS

Mahindra & Mahindra plunged 2.6% to Rs 763. Bajaj Auto slipped over 2% to Rs 2,519.

SBI and Wipro dropped 1.6% each to Rs 1,804 and Rs 436, respectively.

Larsen & Toubro is down over 1% to Rs 2,865.

VALUE & VOLUME TOPPERS

IFCI topped the value chart with a turnover of Rs 449 crore followed by Reliance Natural Resources (Rs 441.60 crore), J P Hydro-power (Rs 275.30 crore), Reliance Petro (Rs 266.60 crore) and Reliance Energy (Rs 238.50 crore).

Reliance Natural Resources led the volume chart with trades of around 4.72 crore shares followed by IFCI (4.42 crore), Ispat Industries (4.33 crore), J P Hydro-power (3.70 crore) and Tata Tele (2.76 crore).