Mumbai, April 28 (IANS): A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip BSE Sensitive Index (Sensex), was trading 65.77 points or 0.24 percent down during afternoon session on Tuesday.

The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was also trading 10.40 points or 0.13 percent down at 8,203.40 points.

The Sensex of the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 27,215.61 points, was trading at 27,111.22 points (at 1.20 p.m.), down 65.77 points or 0.24 percent from the previous day's close at 27,176.99 points.

The Sensex has touched a high of 27,365.72 points and a low of 27,105.45 points in the intra-day trade so far.

Heavy selling pressure was seen in fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), IT and consumer durables sectors, while good buying was observed in banking sector.

The BSE S&P FMCG index dropped by 1.03 percent, IT index slipped by 0.81 percent and consumer durables index fell by 0.61 percent. However, bankex moved up by 1.28 percent.