Sensex down; IT scrips up

Some buying activity is seen in realty, IT, FMCG, healthcare and metal sectors on BSE, while sectors such as capital goods, banking, power and oil & gas are losing sheen

10:45AM: The BSE Sensex is tradingdown 4 points at 24,358, while S&P Nifty is trading up 2.60 points at 7,266. BSE Mid-cap is up 1.17% at 8,186, while BSE Small-cap is up 1.55% at 8,474. Some buying activity is seen in realty, IT, FMCG, healthcare and metal sectors on BSE, while sectors such as capital goods, banking, power and oil & gas are losing sheen. Tata Steel, Dr Reddy's Lab, Infosys, Wipro and SSLT are among the gainers, whereasCoal India, ONGC, NTPC, RIL, Hero Motocorp and Gail are losing sheen on BSE. Nikkei is trading up 0.62% at 14,093, while Hang Seng is trading up 0.72% at 22,867.