The Sensex is now up seven points at 19,268.Cipla has soared 4.5% to Rs 217. NTPC has surged 2.4% to Rs 234.DLF and ITC have rallied 2% each to Rs 964 and Rs 197, respectively.Bajaj Auto has moved up nearly 2% to Rs 2,845, and Bharti Airtel has added 1.5% to Rs 919.Tata Steel and Maruti have advanced over 1% each to at Rs 834 and Rs 1,022, respectively.Larsen & Toubro has plunged over 2% to Rs 3,992, and HDFC has shed 1.7% at Rs 2,828.BHEL has dropped 1.5% at Rs 2,390, and Mahindra & Mahindra has slipped 1.3% to Rs 764.Out of 2,899 stocks traded so far, 1,669 have declined, 1,194 have advanced and 36 are unchanged.
