Sensex up 53pts; Maruti surges 3%

The Sensex is now up 53 points at 15,372.

Maruti has surged 3% to Rs 894. Hero Honda has rallied over 2% to Rs 663.

Ranbaxy has moved up 2.3% to Rs 400.

HDFC Bank has advanced 1.7% to Rs 1,191, and ICICI Bank has added 1.3% to Rs 896. SBI is up 1% at Rs 1,615.

Dr.Reddy's, NTPC and Satyam are up around 1% each at Rs 647, Rs 175 and Rs 452, respectively.

Bharti Airtel, Grasim, ONGC and Wipro are down around 1% each.