Sensex up 155pts; Wipro soars 3%

The Sensex is now up 155 points at 12,610.

BHEL has surged 4.7% to Rs 2,255. Wipro has soared 2.8% to Rs 533.

Hero Honda, NTPC, Satyam and Infosys have rallied around 2% each to Rs 653, Rs 151, Rs 456 and Rs 1,958, respectively.

HLL, ITC, TCS and ONGC have gained around 2% each at Rs 199, Rs 149, Rs 1,207 and Rs 840, respectively.

HDFC Bank, Tata Motors, Tata Steel, Gujarat Ambuja, Grasim, Reliance Communications and Reliance Energy have advanced over 1% each.

Cipla and Bajaj Auto are down nearly 1% each to Rs 224 and Rs 2,280, respectively.

Out of 2,197 stocks traded so far, 1,163 have advanced, 962 have declined and 72 are unchanged.