The NSE Nifty is up 14 points at 4,171.
Maruti has tumbled 3% to Rs 571. ITC has shed 2% at Rs 180.
Reliance, Jaiprakash Associates and TCS have slipped around 1.5% each to Rs 2,048, Rs 171 and Rs 863, respectively.
ICICI Bank and Tata Motors are down over 1% each at Rs 615 and Rs 400, respectively.
Hindalco has soared over 5% to Rs 153.
ACC has surged 3.5% to Rs 555, and Ambuja Cements has gained 2.8% at Rs 79.
Tata Steel has rallied over 3% to Rs 699. Reliance Infrastructure has advanced over 2% to Rs 854.
DLF has gained 1.8% at Rs 459, and HDFC has added 1.5% to Rs 2,125.
Hindustan Unilever is up over 1% at Rs 218.
The market breadth is positive - out of 2,637 stocks traded so far, 1,378 have advanced, 1,172 have declined.
