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Cement maker ACC rose 2 percent to 417.90 rupees after the company reported higher-than-expected 86 percent rise in December-quarter profit. Tata Steel Ltd, which fell 4 percent in pre-open trade after reporting its first quarterly loss in more than two years, rebounded and was trading more than 1 percent higher. At 9:18 a.m. (0348 GMT), the main 30-share BSE index was up 0.25 percent at 17,875.26, with two-thirds of its components in the green. The 50-share NSE index was up 0.14 percent at 5,420.15.