MUMBAI: Shares in India's top mobile operator Bharti Airtel rose as much as 6.1 per cent 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 per cent at 299.60 rupees while Reliance Communications and Idea climbed 3.7 and 4.2 per cent respectively.