Sensex soars 151pts; ONGC flares up 4%

The Sensex is now up 151 points at 13,332.

ONGC has flared up 3.5% to Rs 817. NTPC has soared over 3% to Rs 144.

Reliance Communications, HDFC, ACC and ICICI Bank have rallied around 2% each to Rs 443, Rs 1,532, Rs 1,028 and Rs 846, respectively.

Reliance Energy, Gujarat Ambuja and Maruti are up around 1.5% each to Rs 523, Rs 136 and Rs 898, respectively.

Out of 1,977 stocks traded so far, 1,609 have moved up, 328 have slipped and the rest are unchanged.