NTPC spurted over 3 per cent to lead the pack on the BSE on Friday morning. At 10.20 am it was trading at Rs 146.65 as against Rs 141.85 at close yesterday. This represented a gain of 3.38 per cent.
BHEL steamed up 2.80 per cent to quote at Rs 295.20. The share had ended the overnight session at Rs 287.15.
Hero MotoCorp rode up 2.09 per cent at Rs 2,935.60 as against Rs 2,875.40 at close on Thursday.
Tata Power charged up 1.53 per cent at Rs 89.35 as against Rs 88 at close overnight.
Maruti Suzuki zipped up 1.40 per cent at Rs 3,738.95 as against Rs 3,687.20 at close on Thursday.
The markets resumed their uptrend today with both the Sensex and the Nifty setting new record highs. Robust fund flows and optimism about the upcoming Budget lifted the Sensex more than 150 points to more than 29,800 points while the Nifty rose over 40 points to edge close to the 9,000 level. However, profit-booking sales at this point saw the benchmark indices give up their gains to hover around the 29,800 mark and the 8,900 level.