Sensex gains 203pts; DLF, Reliance move up

The Sensex is now up 203 points at 20,785.

ICICI Bank has zoomed 6% to Rs 1,438. DLF has soared over 4% to Rs 1,189.

Reliance has surged 3.5% to Rs 3,132. NTPC has rallied 2.8% to Rs 274.

HDFC Bank has advanced 2.3% to Rs 1,760, and Tata Motors has added 2% to Rs 765.

TCS has gained 1.6% at Rs 991. Cipla and ONGC have moved up 1.3% each to Rs 205 and Rs 1,309, respectively.

ACC has slumped 4% to Rs 901, and Mahindra & Mahindro has tumbled 3.6% to Rs 774.

Hindustan Unilever has plunged 2.5% to Rs 223. Ambuja Cements and Satyam have slipped over 2% each to Rs 139 and Rs 411,  respectively.

HDFC has dropped 1.7% to Rs 3,076. Infosys and Maruti are down 1% each at Rs 1,586 and Rs 899, respectively.

Out of 2,838 stocks traded so far, 2,276 have declined, 536 have advanced and 26 are unchanged.