Sensex up 15pts; market breadth fairly +ve

The Sensex is now up 15 points at 11,587.

Hindalco, Reliance Energy, Grasim, Larsen & Toubro and Ranbaxy have advanced over 1% each to Rs 175, Rs 452, Rs 2,225, Rs 2,375 and Rs 393, respectively.

Cipla has shed 1.4% to Rs 244. HDFC has dropped over 1% to Rs 1,265.

The market breadth is fairly positive - out of 1,888 stocks traded so far, 1,213 have advanced, 617 have declined and the rest are unchanged.