The Sensex touches new intra-day high

Among the heavyweights Bharti Airtel has surged Rs13 at Rs636, Reliance Energy has gained Rs14 at Rs546, Satyam Computers has advanced Rs11 at 464 and Wipro has added Rs15 at Rs584. ONGC, Tata Motors, Hero Honda, Ranbaxy Lab, Reliance Communications, Bajaj Auto, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, BHEL, Tata Consultancy Services, Larsen and Toubro, ACC and Dr Reddy's Lab are also trading in positive territory.

Except the FMCG index all the indices are in positive territory. The BSE Bankex has surged 1.17% at 7162, the BSE CG index has gained 1.41% at 8918 and the BSE CD index has advanced 1.35% at 3281.

The breadth of the market is positive and 1,399 shares have advanced, while 943 shares have declined.