The NSE Nifty is up 42 points at 4,135.
ITC has soared 3.7% to Rs 183. Hindustan Unilever and HDFC Bank have surged 3.5% each to Rs 227 and Rs 1,069, respectively.
Cipla, SBI and Reliance Communications have gained 3.3% each at Rs 222, Rs 1,342 and Rs 449, respectively.
ICICI Bank has rallied 3% to Rs 637. Wipro and Ranbaxy have moved up 2.3% each to Rs 374 and Rs 447, respectively.
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Satyam has shed 2.3% at Rs 374. DLF has slipped 1.8% to Rs 449.
BHEL and Bharti Airtel are down 1.3% each at Rs 1,510 and Rs 792, respectively.
The market breadth is negative - out of 2,214 stocks traded so far, 1,181 have declined and 961 have advanced.
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