Sensex up over 250pts; breadth +ve

The Sensex is now up 256 points at 14,681.

SBI is still up over 4% at Rs 1,527. ICICI Bank is still up nearly 3% at Rs 859.

Reliance is holding 2% gains at Rs 1,812.

Maruti is steady at Rs 815 - up 3%.  NTPC is still up 3% at Rs 169.

Hindalco is steady at Rs 147 - up 3%. Tata Steel has moved up 2.5% to Rs 597.

Breadth continues to be bullish - out of 2,392 scrips traded till now, 1,842 have logged gains.