Sensex up 25pts; ICICI Bank advances 2%

The Sensex is now up 25 points at 15,529.

ICICI Bank has moved up 1.7% to Rs 910, and Reliance Energy has added 1.4% to Rs 920.

Cipla has shed 2% to Rs 169. HDFC Bank has slipped 1.5% to Rs 1,207.

HDFC, Infosys and ITC are the other notable losers.

Out of 2,695 stocks traded so far, 1,588 have advanced, 1,040 have declined and 67 are unchanged.