Sensex up 209pts; ICICI, Maruti lead

The Sensex is now up 209 points at 15,517.

All index stocks are in positive zone.

ICICI Bank has soared nearly 4% to Rs 918. Maruti has zoomed 3.3% to Rs 865.

Tata Steel and Tata Motors have surged 3% each to Rs 670 and Rs 680, respectively.

TCS has rallied 2.5% to Rs 1,183. Hindalco and NTPC have moved up around 2% each to Rs 165 and Rs 174, respectively.

Reliance Communications, HDFC Bank, ACC and Ranbaxy have advanced around 1.5% each to Rs 553, Rs 1,190, Rs 1,040 and Rs 387, respectively.

Wipro, Bajaj Auto, Mahindra & Mahindra and BHEL are up 1.3% each at Rs 483, Rs 2,341, Rs 699 and Rs 1,734, respectively.