Sensex up 80pts; ITC, HLL decline

The Sensex is now up 80 points at 13,697.

Satyam has surged 4% to Rs 471. Hero Honda has rallied 3.5% to Rs 734, and Reliance Energy has gained 3% at Rs 549.

Wipro and Reliance Communications have moved up 2.5% each to Rs 583 and Rs 426, respectively.

Cipla, Bharti Airtel and Larsen & Toubro are up 1.5% each at Rs 262, Rs 633 and Rs 1,368, respectively.

ITC and HLL have dropped 1.3% each to Rs 181 and Rs 245, respectively. Infosys has slipped over 1% to Rs 2,227.

Out of 2,562 stocks traded so far, 1,311 have advanced, 1,173 have declined and 78 are unchanged.