Sensex is up 151.75 points or 0.4 percent

Sensex is up 151.75 points or 0.4 percent at 38029.09, and the Nifty gained 52.30 points or 0.47 percent at 11230.70. L&T, NTPC and ICICI Bank are the top gainers while Reliance Industries and Glenmark Pharma are the most active stocks.
Among the sectors, the midcap and smallcap index added close to a percent each while the realty index gained a percent.