The Sensex slipped into the negative zone to touch a low of 14,509 for a brief period. However the index recovered and is now at 14,600, up 78 points.
The BSE oil & Gas index is down 1.5% at 9,246.
Reliance Communications has gained 2.5% at Rs 313.
Jaiprakash Associates , DLF and ICICI Bank have added over 1.5% each to Rs 204, Rs 337 and Rs 726, respectively.
ACC, BHEL and HDFC are up over 1% each at Rs 761,Rs 2,119 and Rs 2,321, respectively.
ONGC has slipped 3% to Rs 979.
NTPC, Mahindra & Mahindra, Sun Pharma, Hindalco and Reliance are down over 1% each.
The market breadth is postive - out of 1,818 shares traded, 1,057 have advanced and 704 have declined so far on the BSE.
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