Bharti, Reliance Infra up 3.8%; BHEL drops 2%

Bharti Airtel and Reliance Infrastructure have surged 3.8% each at Rs 845 and Rs 1,059, respectively.

ICICI Bank has gained 3.7% to Rs 793. DLF and Infosys have moved up around 3% each to Rs 494 and Rs 1,919, respectively.

NTPC has advanced 2.6% to Rs 165, while Cipla is up 2.5% to Rs 216.

ONGC and Jaiprakash Associates have added 2.2% each to Rs 860 and Rs 183, respectively.

BHEL has lost 1.9% to Rs 1,532. Mahindra & Mahindra and Reliance Communications have declined around 1% each at Rs 564 and Rs 538, respectively.

Hindalco is down 0.8% at Rs 174.

Out of 2,592 stocks traded, 1,870 have advanced, 664 have declined and 58 are unchanged.