Sensex up 147pts; Wipro surges 4%

The Sensex is now up 147 points at 15,142.

The NSE Nifty is up 19 points at 4,593.

HDFC has zoomed 5% to Rs 2,324. Wipro has soaresd nearly 4% to Rs 391.

ICICI Bank has rallied 3.3% to Rs 792. ONGC and TCS have gained 2.7% each at Rs 1,020 and Rs 832, respectively.

HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel and Tata Motors have moved up over 2% each to Rs 1,297, Rs 794 and Rs 664, respectively.

ACC and Ambuja Cements have added nearly 2% each to Rs 790 and Rs 124, respectively.

ITC and Hindustan Unilever are up around 1.5% each at Rs 190 and Rs 229, respectively.

Jaiprakash Associates has slipped over 3% to Rs 197.

Tata Steel and Reliance Energy have shed 2.6% each at Rs 620 and Rs 1,175, respectively.

BHEL has dropped nearly 2% to Rs 1,815.