Sensex surges 140pts; all index stocks up

The Sensex is now up 140 points at 13,927.

There are no losers among the index stocks.

Maruti and Bajaj Auto have advanced over 3% each to Rs 957 and Rs 2,700, respectively.

Satyam has advanced over 2% to Rs 495. Ranbaxy and Gujarat Ambuja have surged nearly 2% each to Rs 399 and Rs 144, respectively.

ICICI Bank and Tata Motors have added 1.5% each to Rs 905 and Rs 914, respectively.

NTPC, Hindalco, TCS, Hero Honda, ITC and Reliance are the other major gainers.

Out of 2,484 stocks traded so far, 1,926 have advanced, 507 have declined and the rest are unchanged.