Gains intact; Bharti, Jaiprakash weak
The NSE Nifty is up 79 points at 4,239.
BHEL has soared nearly 5% to Rs 1,580.
Tata Steel, Reliance Infrastructure, Wipro and ITC have surged around 4% each to Rs 623, Rs 895, Rs 388 and Rs 186, respectively.
Reliance Communications has rallied 3.5% to Rs 462. HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank have advanced around 3% each to Rs 1,117 and Rs 663, respectively.
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Hindalco, Cipla and SBI have gained 2.7% each at Rs 147, Rs 233 and Rs 1,383, respectively.
TCS and ACC have added 2.5% each to Rs 834 and Rs 555, respectively.
HDFC, Grasim and Ranbaxy are up around 2% each at Rs 2,130, Rs 1,761 and Rs 467, respectively.
Maruti has plunged 8.5% to Rs 593. Tata Motors has tumnbled over 3.5% to Rs 405.
Jaiprakash Associates has shed 2% at Rs 163, and Bharti Airtel has declined 1.5% to Rs 786.
Out of 2,458 stocks traded, 1,718 have advanced, 659 have declined and 81 are unchanged.