Shares in top mobile operator Bharti Airtel rose as much as 6.1% on Monday afternoon, outpacing gains in rivals Reliance Communications and Idea Cellular and the broader market.
At 1:47 pm (0817 GMT), Bharti was up 5.6% at Rs299.60 while Reliance Communications and Idea climbed 3.7 and 4.2%respectively. The 30-share BSE index was up 1.9% at 16,949.65 points