The Sensex is now up 12 points to 10,494.Out of 2,106 stocks traded so far, 1,215 have declined, 852 have advanced and the rest are unchanged.Grasim has surged 5.6% to Rs 1,856. Bharti Tele has rallied 3.7% to Rs 374, and NTPC has soared over 3% to Rs 115.Bajaj Auto has dropped 4% to Rs 2,759. Hero Honda has slipped 3.5% to Rs 786.Cipla and HDFC Bank have shed 3% each to Rs 219 and Rs 764, respectively.
