Indices down; oil & gas declines ~3.4%

Some buying activity is seen in banking, capital goods, metal and auto on BSE, while realty, oil & gas, IT, FMCG and healthcare sectors are showing weakness

BSE Sensex is trading down 163 points at 25,151, while S&P Nifty is trading down 51 points at 7,518. BSE Mid-cap is down 0.23% at 9,188, while BSE Small-cap is down 0.07% at 10,005. Some buying activity is seen in banking, capital goods, metal and auto on BSE, while realty, oil & gas, IT, FMCG and healthcare sectors are showing weakness. M&M, Axis, Bajaj Auto, Coal India, BHEL and Tata Motors are among the gainers, whereas ONGC, RIL, Gail, Maruti Suzuki, HUL, NTPC and Sun Pharma are losing sheen on BSE.