Sensex up 104pts; DLF, ITC, RCom up 2%

The Sensex is now up 104 points at 20,311.

Bharti Airtel has zoomed 5.5% to Rs 992. Mahindra & Mahindra has soared 3% to Rs 860.

DLF, ACC and Reliance Communications have surged over 2% each to Rs 1,088, Rs 1,030 and Rs 748, respectively.

Hindalco, Ranbaxy and ITC have also rallied 2% each to Rs 218, Rs 424 and Rs 209, respectively.

Tata Motors has advanced 1.5% to Rs 742. TCS, ONGC and Grasim are up over 1% each at Rs 1,093, Rs 1,241 and Rs 3,668, respectively.

Ambuja Cements, HDFC and Wipro have slipped over 1% each to Rs 147, Rs 2,891 and Rs 525, respectively.

Out of 2,901 stocks traded so far, 2,612 have advanced, 277 have declined and 12 are unchanged.