Sensex up 197pts; Infosys, HLL, TCS up 2%

The Sensex is now up 197 points at 12,653.

BHEL has soared 5% to Rs 2,262. Wipro and Hero Honda have rallied 3.3% each to Rs 535 and Rs 660, respectively.

NTPC, Infosys, Grasim, Reliance Communications, HLL and TCS have advanced around 2% each to Rs 151, Rs 1,964, Rs 2,098, Rs 405, Rs 200 and Rs 1,211, respectively.

Satyam, ONGC, ITC, HDFC Bank, Tata Steel and Gujarat Ambuja are the other major gainers.

Out of 2,287 stocks traded so far, 1,280 have advanced, 935 have declined and 72 are unchanged.