Sensex up 43pts; Rel Comm slips 2%

The Sensex is now up 43 points at 13,915.

ICICI Bank has rallied 2.8% to Rs 915. Reliance has moved up nearly 2% to Rs 1,304.

ONGC has gained 1.5% at Rs 887, and Grasim has advanced 1.3% to Rs 2,830.

BHEL and Satyam are up 1% each at Rs 2,300 and Rs 507, respectively.

Reliance Communications has slipped 2.3% to Rs 454. Maruti and Hindalco have shed 2% each to Rs 948 and Rs 172, respectively.
ITC has shed 1.8% to Rs 166, and Gujarat Ambuja is down over 1% to Rs 141.

Out of 2,568 stocks traded so far, 1,858 have advanced, 665 have declined and 45 are unchanged.