Sensex up 45pts; Wipro, ICICI Bank drop 2%

The Sensex is now up 45 points at 11,193.

Hero Honda, NTPC and Reliance have gained over 2.5% each to Rs 692, Rs 124 and Rs 1,004, respectively.

Infosys and Grasim has moved up 1.7% each to Rs 1,735 and Rs 2,187, respectively.

Wipro and ICICI Bank have declined nearly 2% each to Rs 506 and Rs 589, respectively.

Bharti Airtel and HDFC are down 1% each.

Out of 2,448 stocks traded so far, 1,652 have advanced, 729 have declined and the rest are unchanged.