The Sensex is now up 134 points at 15,368. Hindustan Unilever has zoomed 6.8% to Rs 210. Reliance Energy has soared 6.4% to Rs 812, and SBI has surged nearly 6% to Rs 1,588. Ambuja Cements has rallied 3.8% to Rs 130. Grasim has moved up nearly 3% to Rs 2,945. Larsen & Toubro and Satyam have advanced 2% each to Rs 2,474 and Rs 482, respectively. Reliance Communications and ICICI Bank are up around 1.5% each at Rs 546 and Rs 928, respectively. ITC and Mahindra & Mahindra have dropped 2.8% each to Rs 167 and Rs 754, respectively. Hindalco has shed 1.5% to Rs 171, and Dr.Reddy's has slipped 1% to Rs 636. Out of 2,509 stocks traded so far, 1,535 have advanced, 921 have declined and 53 are unchanged. |