The Sensex is now up 447 points at 15,791. The NSE Nifty is up 132 points at 4,779. Bharti Airtel and Ranbaxy have soared 5.7% each to Rs 829 and Rs 484, respectively. ITC has zoomed 5.5% to Rs 212. ICICI Bank, TCS, SBI and Wipro have surged around 5% each to Rs 803, Rs 915, Rs 1,685 and Rs 437, respectively. Hindustan Unilever and Jaiprakash Associates have rallied over 4% each to Rs 251 and Rs 231, respectively. Reliance has moved up 3.7% to Rs 2,408. ONGC has added 3.3% to Rs 1,039. Satyam, Tata Motors and Reliance Communications have advanced 3% each to Rs 438, Rs 632 and Rs 515, respectively. Maruti has slipped 1.6% to Rs 752, and BHEL has declined 1.3% to Rs 1,614. Out of 2,519 stocks traded so far, 1,416 have advanced, 1,045 have declined and 58 are unchanged. |