Sensex up 43 pts, Bharti gains 3%

The Sensex is now up 43 points at 8,246.

ITC is up Rs 2 at Rs 126. HLL is up a rupee at Rs 177. SBI is down Rs 2 at Rs 922, and Reliance is down a rupee at Rs 770.

TCS is steady at Rs 1,442 - up Rs 8. Infosys is now down Rs 13 at Rs 2,574.

Hero Honda is still up 2.9% (Rs 20) at Rs 716. Maruti, Tata Motors and Bajaj are also in positive zones.

Bharti has moved up 2.7% (Rs 9) to Rs 328. Cipla is up 2.5% (Rs 10) at Rs 396. L&T is now  up 2% (Rs 28) at Rs 1,438. Hindalco is up over 2% (Rs 3) at Rs 133.

Advances are ahead of declines today - out of 2,396 scrips traded till now, 1,361 have moved up, 975 have declined and 60 are unchanged.