Sensex up 150 pts; Hindalco 4.3% higher

Jaiprakash and Hindalco are trading 4.3% higher at Rs 257 and Rs 183 respectively. Reliance Infra is up 3.5% at Rs 1,404. Tata Steel, Satyam, DLF and ICICI Bank are up 2% each.

ONGC is down 1.3% to Rs 1,015, Bharti has declined 0.86% to Rs 831 and ITC is down 0.8% to Rs 222.