Sensex up 65pts; breadth negative

The Sensex is now up 65 points at 13,681.

HDFC Bank has rallied 3% to Rs 1,120. TCS and Dr.Reddy's have surged 2% each to Rs 1,188 and Rs 749, respectively.

Cipla, Reliance Communications and Wipro have advanced 1.5% each to Rs 253, Rs 429 and Rs 591, respectively.

ICICI Bank, BHEL and Maruti are up 1% each at Rs 866, Rs 2,500 and Rs 931, respectively.

NTPC has dropped 1.4% to Rs 147. Ranbaxy and Hindalco are down over 1% each to Rs 376 and Rs 174, respectively.

The market breadth is negative - out of 2,559 stocks traded so far, 1,265 have declined, 1,232 have advanced and the rest are unchanged.