Markets open strong; Bharti up 3.3%

Bharti has gained 3.3% to Rs 777, HDFC and Bhel are up 3.1% to Rs 2,100 and Rs 1,382 respectively. Cipla is up 2.5%. Maruti, JP Associates, Reliance Infra M&M, Tata Motors and Infosys
are up over 2%.

ITC has lost 2.5% to Rs 202, Hindustan Unilever is down 1.9% to Rs 234 and Reliance Communications has declined 0.4% to Rs 550.