Sensex up 79pts, ICICI Bank up 2.5%

The Sensex is now up 79 points at 12,986.

ICICI Bank is up Rs 19 (2.5%) at Rs 777.

Infosys is up Rs 17 at Rs 2,114. Reliance is up Rs 7 at Rs 1,230. SBI is down Rs 4 at Rs 1,089.

Dr. Reddy's is up 2.7% (Rs 19) at Rs 750. Bharti is now up 2% (Rs 12) at Rs 539. L&T is up 1.8% (Rs 22) at Rs 1,292.

Declines continue to be ahead of advances - out of 2,562 scrips traded, 1,373 have declined and 1,125 have moved up.