Sensex up 70pts; Bharti up 1.5%

The Sensex opened with a positivie gap of 34 points at 13,730. The index touched a high of 13,770, and is now up 70 points at 13,767.

Bharti Aritel has advanced 1.5% to Rs 639. NTPC, Bajaj Auto and Wipro are up over 1% each to Rs 149, Rs 2,674 and Rs 605, respectively.

Hero Honda and ONGC are down 1% each to Rs 735 and Rs 854, respectively.