Sensex up 11pts; L&T, Cipla leads

The Sensex is now up 11 points at 13,319.

Larsen & Toubro has surged 3.4% to Rs 1,626, and Cipla has rallied 2.5% to Rs 241.

ACC, BHEL and HDFC have advanced around 2% each to Rs 770, Rs 2,277 and Rs 1,603, respectively.

Grasim and Dr.Reddy's are up over 1% each to Rs 2,110 and Rs 690, respectively.

ITC has shed 2.5% to Rs 145. HDFC Bank has slipped 1.7% to Rs 1,005.

Tata Motors and Satyam are down over 1% each to Rs 796 and Rs 461, respectively.

Out of 2,362 stocks traded so far, 1,224 have declined, 1,044 have advanced and 94 are unchanged.