The Sensex is up 93 points at 8731, and Nifty is up 20 points at 2629.ITC is firm at Rs 135, up 4.5%. Cipla, Grasim, HLL and HDFC are also steady. Wipro has extended gains and is up 1.8% at Rs 1,527.NTPC and Satyam have slipped into red.
