The Sensex has pared gains and is now up 42 points at 15,629. The NSE Nifty is up two points at 4,712. HDFC has surged 4% to Rs 2,402. BHEL, Larsen & Toubro and Tata Steel have rallied around 2% each to Rs 1,750, Rs 2,632 and Rs 669, respectively. Ambuja Cements has moved up 1.8% to Rs 120. Cipla and Infosys are up over 1% each at Rs 215 and Rs 1,477, respectively. Hindustan Unilever (HUL) has slipped nearly 2% to Rs 243, and Maruti has shed 1.6% at Rs 732. Satyam has dropped 1.5% to Rs 423. ITC, Jaiprakash Associates and Ranbaxy have declined 1.3% each to Rs 206, Rs 219 and Rs 465, respectively. Grasim and Bharti Airtel are down 1% each at Rs 2,532 and Rs 820, respectively. Out of 2,413 stocks traded so far, 1,655 have advanced, 693 have declined and 65 are unchanged. |