Sensex up 154pts; SBI, REL, RCom rally 3%

The Sensex is now up 154 points at 15,090.

ACC has soared 3.7% to Rs 1,002. Ambuja Cements and Grasim have surged 2.6% each to Rs 132 and Rs 2,922, respectively.

Reliance Energy has zoomed 3.4% to Rs 762. SBI and Reliance Communications have rallied 2.8% each to Rs 1,592 and Rs 545, respectively.

Ranbaxy has moved up 2.5% to Rs 377.

Tata Steel, Dr.Reddy's, Maruti and Relaince have advanced around 2% each to Rs 636, Rs 635, Rs 837 and Rs 1,832, respectively.

Tata Motors has dropped 2% to Rs 654. HDFC Bank is down 1% at Rs 1,151.

Out of 2,432 stocks traded so far, 1,627 have advanced, 745 have declined and 60 are unchanged.