The Sensex is now up 22 points at 19,283.Cipla has soared 4% to Rs 216. NTPC and DLF have surged 2.5% each to Rs 234 and Rs 216, respectively.ITC has gained 2% at Rs 197, and Bharti Airtel has moved up 1.7% to Rs 920.Maruti and Bajaj Auto have advanced 1.5% each to Rs 1,025 and Rs 2,835, respectively.Larsen & Toubro has slipped 2.3% to Rs 3,990.HDFC has dropped 1.5% to Rs 2,834, and ICICI Bank has declined 1% to Rs 1,154.Out of 2,904 stocks traded so far, 1,525 have declined, 1,344 have advanced and 35 are unchanged.
