Sensex up 15pts; cement stocks surge

The Sensex slipped into the negative zone to touch a low of 14,796, but soon bounced back into green, and is now up 15 points at 14,821.

Ambuja Cements has soared 3.5% to Rs 129, and ACC has surged 3% to Rs 967.

Hindustan Unilever has moved up 1.6% to Rs 198, and Grasim has gained 1.3% at Rs 2,736.

SBI, ONGC and BHEL have slipped 1% each to Rs 1,566, Rs 879 and Rs 1,532, respectively.