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Sensex near day's high; NTPC up 3%

The Sensex has soared to a high of 17,513 and is now at 17,501, up 157 points. The NSE Nifty is at 5,214, up 44 points - NTPC hits new 52-wk high on disinvestment plans - Sensex firm in opening trades - Cox & Kings gains on acquistion news - Sensex up 33 pts at opening bell - Adrenaline rush is over, cheers to consolidation - Arvind Singhal: Take a breather, map the value chain">Arvind Singhal: Take a breather, map the value chain Among the Sensex 30 pack, NTPC and Jaiprakash Associates have soared around 3% each to Rs 239 and Rs 146, respectively. Mahindra & Mahindra, Reliance and Larsen & Toubro have added 1.5% each at Rs 1,083, Rs 1,092 and Rs 1,686, respectively. The other prominent movers on the Sensex are Reliance Communications, Sterlite, ITC, ACC, Hindalco and Grasim, up 1% each. All the sectoral indices are in green, the oil & gas and the power indices are in green, up 1% at each 10,498 and 3,187, respectively. The market breadth is positive, out of 2,582 shares traded, 1,877 have advanced and 625 have declined so far on the BSE.


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