Market now: FMCG, Realty sectors among top gainers; Healthcare down

Among the sectoral indices on BSE, the BSE Healthcare index was trading down by 1.10 per cent in morning trade around 11.35 am (IST), followed by Oil & Gas (down 0.58 per cent), Power (down 0.37 per cent), Auto (down 0.08 per cent).

On the other hand, BSE FMCG, Capital Goods, Telecom, Consumer Durables and Realty were trading higher by 2.58 per cent, 0.91 per cent, 0.88 per cent, 0.85 per cent and 0.78 per cent, respectively.

The BSE Sensex was trading 127.49 points up at 30592.41 in the morning session on account buying in FMCG counters amid firm global cues. The NSE Nifty50 index was up 25.20 points at 9453.10 at around the same time.

Among the 51-components in the index, 22 were trading in green, while 29 were trading in red.

Shares of Shakti Pumps, LT Foods, Poddar Pigments, HOV Services, Bliss GVS Pharma, Jayaswal Neco, Walchandngr Ind, Lakshmi Finance, Eimco Elecon, Oriental Trimex, Mirza Intnl, Bharat Bijlee, Websol Energy, ITC, Nucleus Soft, Motherson Sumi, Nesco Ltd, Suzlon Energy, Adani Transmission Ltd., AGC Networks hit their fresh 52-week highs in Monday 's trade, while FCS Software, Shekhawati Poly, MBL Infra, Northgate Com, MT Educare, Hindustan Dorr, Shilpi Cable Tec, Zodiac JRD MKJ, Servalakshmi Pap, Mahamaya Steel, Guj NRE Coke, Ortel Communications Ltd., Reliance Comm, Alchemist Ltd, Indoco Remedies, Usher Agro, S Chand & Company Ltd., ATN Intnl, Rasoya Proteins, Sita Shree Food touched their fresh 52-week lows.