Sensex up 136pts; Rel Energy soars 8%

The Sensex is now up 136 points at 15,927.

The NSE Nifty is up 45 points at 4,792.

Reliance Energy has soared 7.7% to Rs 1,268. TCS has surged 4.3% to Rs 914.

Reliance has rallied 4% to Rs 2,513, and Larsen & Toubro has gained 3.5% at Rs 2,730.

Ambuja Cements, Satyam and BHEL have advanced over 1.5% each to Rs 122, Rs 434 and Rs 1,804, respectively.

Hindalco and Mahindra & Mahindra are up around 1.5% each at Rs 175 and Rs 616, respectively.

Ranbaxy and Bharti Airtel have slipped nearly 2% each to Rs 461 and Rs 805, respectively.

HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank have declined around 1.5% each to Rs 1,354 and Rs 825, respectively.

Jaiprakash Assocaites and Hindustan Unilever are down over 1% each at Rs 217 and Rs 242, respectively.

Out of 2,655 stocks traded so far, 1,919 have advanced, 670 have declined and 66 are unchanged.