The Sensex opened with a huge positive gap of 136 points at 16,829 on the back of strong cues from global markets. The index touched a high of 16,896 - up 203 points. The Sensex is now up 173 points at 16,866.

The NSE Nifty is up 48 points at 5,007.

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ICICI Bank has added 2% to Rs 856. Infosys, Hindalco, TCS, DLF, Wipro and Reliance have advanced over 1% each.

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