Lupin, Asian Paints, L&T, Tata Steel and NTPC are gainers while HDFC, M&M, Wipro, Bajaj Auto and Maruti are losers in the Sensex.
The market is still rangebound. The Sensex is up 60.02 points or 0.2 percent at 26020.80 and the Nifty is up 18.25 points or 0.2 percent at 8020.55. About 1634 shares have advanced, 712 shares declined, and 160 shares are unchanged.
Gold stuck to a narrow range in Asian trade on Wednesday ahead of release of minutes from the Federal Reserve policy meeting earlier this month amid expectations of an interest rate hike in December.
