Sensex up 45pts; HDFC, Infosys move up

 BHEL has shed 2.5% to Rs 1,745, and Larsen & Toubro has slipped 2% to Rs 2,520.

ICICI Bank has declined 1.5% to Rs 944. Grasim, SBI and Hindustan Unilever are the other prominent losers.

Out of 2,629 stocks traded so far, 1,518 have advanced, 1,034 have declined and 77 are unchanged.