Sensex up 364pts; Bharti zooms 5%

The Sensex is now up 364 points at 20,294.

Bharti Airtel has zoomed 5.3% to Rs 1,022. ONGC has soared 3.6% to Rs 1,238.

HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank have rallied over 3% each to Rs 1,748 and Rs 1,314, respectively.

HDFC and Hindalco have surged 2.5% each to Rs 2,946 and Rs 198, respectively.Grasim has gained 2.3% at Rs 3,698.

Bajaj Auto and Reliance have advanced over 2% each to Rs 2,772 and Rs 2,883, respectively. SBI has added 1.8% to Rs 2,469.

Maruti, Reliance Communications and Cipla are up around 1.5% each at Rs 1,062, Rs 740 and Rs 196, respectively.

Out of 2,890 stocks traded so far, 2,150 have advanced, 710 have declined and 30 are unchanged.