The NSE Nifty is up 66 points at 5,066.
Bharti Airtel has zoomed 6.7% to Rs 900. Reliance Communications has soared over 5% to Rs 560.
HDFC and Wipro have surged nearly 3% each to Rs 2,665 and Rs 462, respectively.
SBI and HDFC have rallied around 2% each to Rs 1,720 and Rs 1,474, respectively.
ICICI Bank has moved up 1.7% to Rs 892. NTPC and Satyam are up over 1% each at Rs 193 and Rs 444, respectively.
DLF has shed 2% at Rs 661. Jaiprakash Associates has declined 1.8% to Rs 242.
Out of 2,490 stocks traded so far, 1,261 have advanced, 1,163 have declined and 66 are unchanged.
