Sensex up 204pts; Maruti rallies 4%

The Sensex is now up 204 points at 11,865.

Maruti has rallied 3.7% to Rs 957. Bharti Airtel, Larsen & Toubro, Satyam, HLL and Reliance Energy have surged 2.5% each to Rs 435, Rs 2,517, Rs 803, Rs 235 and Rs 471, respectively.

Dr.Reddy's, Tata Motors, HDFC Bank and BHEL have moved up over 2% each to Rs 728, Rs 872, Rs 859 and Rs 2,276, respectively.

Infosys has added 2% to Rs 1,805. Ranbaxy, NTPC, ICICI Bank and ITC are the other major gainers.

Out of 2,325 stocks traded so far, 1,688 have advanced, 568 have declined and 69 are unchanged.