Sensex up 101pts; NTPC, ITC shine

The Sensex is now up 101 points at 11,721.

NTPC, BHEL, ITC and HDFC Bank have advanced 1.7% each to Rs 127, Rs 2,285, Rs 183 and Rs 860, respectively.

Maruti, Cipla, ICICI Bank, ONGC, Ranbaxy and Infosys are up over 1% each at Rs 844, Rs 246, Rs 594, Rs 1,210, Rs 401 and Rs 1,788, respectively.

The market breadth is extremely positive - out of 2,010 stocks traded so far, 1,436 have advanced, 517 have declined and the rest are unchanged.