Sensex up 40pts, HUL gains 3%

The Sensex is now up 40 points at 20,327.

ITC has moved up nearly 5% to Rs 220. HUL has gained nearly 3% to Rs 219.

Reliance Energy is still up 2.5% at Rs 2,188.

Tata Motors and HDFC are up over 1% each at Rs 753 and Rs 2,913, respectively.

Bharti is still down 2% at Rs 971. TCS has declined 2% to Rs 1,063.

Reliance is still down nearly Rs 10 at Rs 2,871.

Market breadth continues to be positive - out of 2,856 scrips traded till now, 2,397 have logged gains.