Sensex up 223pts; Wipro soars 5%

The Sensex is now up 223 points at 13,585.

Wipro has soared over 5% to Rs 621. HLL and Satyam have flared up over 4% each to Rs 217 and Rs 484, respectively.

TCS and ITC have rallied around 3.5% each to Rs 1,278 and Rs 169, respectively.

Bharti Airtel and Maruti have surged nearly 3% each to Rs 631 and Rs 906, respectively. NTPC and ACC have moved up around 2.5% each to Rs 136 and Rs 1,044, respectively.

Out of 2,655 stocks advanced, 1,705 have moved up, 894 have slipped and the rest are unchanged.