Sensex up 24pts, Cipla gains 4%

The Sensex has now moved up 24 points to 20,128.

Cipla has advanced nearly 4% to Rs 211. ITC is still up over 3% at Rs 203.

NTPC, ONGC, Tata Steel and Ranbaxy continue to trade with gains of 1% each.

Advances continue to be ahead of declines - out of 2,845 scrips traded till now, 2,174 have logged gains.