The Sensex is now up 225 points at 16,470. The NSE Nifty is up 60 points at 4,947. HDFC Bank has zoomed 6% to Rs 1,383. Hindalco has soared over 4% to Rs 184. Infosys has surged 3.7% to Rs 1,659. HDFC and DLF have rallied 3% each to Rs 2,458 and Rs 640, respectively. ICICI Bank and Tata Steel have moved up nearly 3% each to Rs 839 and Rs 710, respectively. Satyam has gained 2.5% at Rs 466. Mahindra & Mahindra has advanced over 2% to Rs 634. SBI, Jaiprakash Associates, Wipro and TCS are up 1.7% each at Rs 1,695, Rs 217, Rs 455 and Rs 991, respectively. Hindustan Unilever and ACC have slipped over 1% each to Rs 238 and Rs 797, respectively. Out of 2,717 stocks traded so far, 1,975 have advanced, 684 have declined and 58 are unchanged. |