The Sensex is now up 60 points at 19,589. Tata Motors has soared 4% to Rs 772, and ONGC has surged 3% to Rs 1,192. Cipla has gained 2% at Rs 189. Larsen & Toubro has moved up 2% to Rs 4,295. Bajaj Auto and Reliance Communications have advanced 1.3% each to Rs 2,805 and Rs 721, respectively. Mahindra & Mahindra, NTPC and Reliance are up 1% each at Rs 780, Rs 241 and Rs 2,892, respectively. ITC has shed 1.3% at Rs 190. Infosys has slipped over 1% to Rs 1,596,and Grasim is the other prominent loser. The market breadth is extremely positive - out of 2,820 stocks traded so far, 2,068 have advanced, 698 have declined and 54 are unchanged. |