The Sensex touched a new high of 11,986, and is now up 136 points at 11,957.Reliance and BHEL continue to hold gains of 4% each at Rs 927 and Rs 2,373, respectively.Hindalco has surged 3.5% to Rs 207. Tata Steel has soared over 3% to Rs 607.ONGC and NTPC have rallied 2.4% each to Rs 1,339 and Rs 143, respectively. HDFC has advanced 2.4% to Rs 1,315.Grasim, HDFC Bank and Ranbaxy are up 2% each at Rs 2,285, Rs 848 and Rs 474, respectively.Bharti Tele, Reliance Energy, ITC, SBI and Wipro are the other smart gainers among the Sensex stocks.Infosys has slipped 1.2% to Rs 3,295. Larsen & Toubro is down nearly 1% at Rs 2,617.The market breadth continues to remain positive. Out of 2,480 stocks traded so far, 1,346 have moved up, 1,058 have declined and the rest are unchanged.