Sensex up 109pts; Rel Comm rallies 3%

The Sensex is now up 109 points at 11,729.

Reliance Communications has rallied 3% to Rs 308. ITC and Maruti have surged 2.5% each to Rs 185 and Rs 854, respectively.

ONGC, Wipro and NTPC have advanced over 2% each to Rs 1,224, Rs 524 and Rs 127, respectively.

Infosys, BHEL and HDFC have moved up nearly 2% each to Rs 1,803, Rs 2,286 and Rs 1,285, respectively.

HLL has slipped almost 2% to Rs 235. Tata Steel has declined over 1% to Rs 522.

Out of 2,555 stocks traded so far, 1,329 have advanced, 1,157 have declined and the rest are unchanged.