MUMBAI: Benchmarks were moving in a narrow range with positive bias Wednesday due to lack of support from global markets. Oil & gas, FMCG and auto showed strength while metals, banks and capital goods resisted the upmove.

At 1 pm, Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensex was at 17106.22, up 53 points or 0.31 per cent. The index touched a high of 17183.51 and low of 17027.92.

National Stock Exchange’s Nifty was at 5112.60, up 11.1 points or 0.22 per cent. The index touched a high of 5137.40 and low of 5092.05.

BSE Midcap Index was up 0.26 per cent and BSE Smallcap Index moved 0.29 per cent higher.

Amongst the sectoral indices BSE Oil&gas Index was up 1.26 per cent and BSE FMCG Index moved 0.80 per cent higher. BSE Metal Index slipped 0.70 per cent and BSE Bankex declined 0.45 per cent.

Reliance Industries (1.95%), Tata Motors (1.95%), Hindustan Unilever (1.76%), Tata Power (1.54%), and ACC (1.49%) were amongst the top Sensex gainers.

Jindal Steel (-2%), NTPC (-0.89%), HDFC Bank (-0.61%), HCL Tech (-0.51%) and Sun Pharma (-0.38%) bucked the trend.

Jaiprakash Associates (-3.54%), Tata Motors (-3.29%), Hindalco Industries (-2.65%), Hero Honda (-2.03%) and DLF (-1.70%) were amongst the top losers.

Market breadth was negative on the BSE with 1501 declines and 1197 advances.