Sensex up 34pts, HLL, ONGC gain 2%

The Sensex is now up 34 points at 13,686.

HLL is up nearly 2% at Rs 214. ONGC has also gained nearly 2% to Rs 928.

Bajaj ha gained 1% to Rs 2,739. Grasim is up nearly a per cent at Rs 2,836. ITC, Gujarat Ambuja, Ranbaxy and ACC are also trading with gains.

HDFC Bank is down nearly 2% at Rs 1,009.

The broad market continues to be bullish - out of 2,517 scrips traded, 1,691 have logged gains.