The Nifty is up 40 points at 3,937.
Wipro has zoomed 5.6% to Rs 439, and Satyam has soared 4% to Rs 450.
Reliance Communications and Mahindra & Mahindra have rallied 3.3% each to Rs 409 and Rs 454, respectively.
Infosys and BHEL have gained 2.7% each at Rs 1,758 and Rs 1,392, respectively. Hindalco has added 2.5% to Rs 137.
HDFC Bank, SBI, ONGC and Larsen & Toubro are up around 2% each at Rs 986, Rs 1,045, Rs 805 and Rs 2,181, respectively.
ACC and Tata Motors have tumbled nearly 3% each to Rs 491 and Rs 397, respectively.
Reliance Infrastructure, ITC and Grasim have dropped around 2.5% each to Rs 684, Rs 179 and Rs 1,713, respectively.
Jaiprakash Associates has declined 1.7% to Rs 133. HDFC is down over 1% at Rs 1,815.
Out of 2,603 stocks traded so far, 1,844 have declined, 702 have advanced and the rest are unchanged.
