Sensex up 77pts; breadth neutral

The Sensex is now up 77 points at 13,385.

Larsen & Toubro has surged 3.7% to Rs 1,631. Cipla has soared over 3% to Rs 242, and BHEL has rallied 2.8% to Rs 2,292.

ACC and HDFC have advanced 2.3% each to Rs 771 and Rs 1,609, respectively.

Grasim and Dr.Reddy's have added around 1.5% each to Rs 2,110 and Rs 692, respectively.

Bharti Airtel, HLL and TCS are up over 1% each at Rs 791, Rs 199 and Rs 1,318, respectively.

ITC and HDFC Bank have slipped around 2% each to Rs 146 and Rs 1,004, respectively.

The market breadth is neutral - out of 2,417 stocks traded so far, 1,162 have advanced 1,166 have declined and 89 are unchanged.