The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex was trading in red in the afternoon session on Tuesday.The Sensex was down by 61 points to trade at 17,465.40 points when news last came in. Nifty was meanwhile trading 23 points down at 5226.30 points.Earlier the Sensex rose by 67 points in early trade largely on the back of strong recovery in technology stocks. The broader National Stock Exchange index Nifty also rose by 51.10 points in morning trade.