Wipro and Sterlite have added 2.3% each to Rs 383 and Rs 590, respectively. Larsen & Toubro, NTPC, Tata Power, Hindalco, Reliance Communications and Infosys advanced 2% each.
Reliance, ACC, BHEL, HDFC Bank, ONGC, SBI, Bharti Airtel, ITC and Tata Motors are up around 1% each.
However, Sun Pharma has crashed 16% to Rs 1,094. HDFC and Ranbaxy have slipped 1% each.