The Sensex is now up 103 points at 11,722. ITC and ONGC have gained 2.5% each at Rs 185 and Rs 1,226, respectively. Reliance Communications has moved up 2.3% to Rs 307. Wipro, Maruti, NTPC, BHEL and Infosys have advanced 2% each to Rs 524, Rs 851, Rs 127, Rs 2,291 and Rs 1,804, respectively. HDFC has surged 1.7% to Rs 1,285. Cipla, ICICI Bank and Larsen & Toubro are the other smart gainers. HLL has slipped 1.7% to Rs 236. Tata Steel, Hindalco and Tata Motors are the other notable losers. The market breadth is still positive - out of 2,540 stocks traded so far, 1,315 have advanced, 1,150 have declined and the rest are unchanged. |