Mumbai, Nov. 21 -- The domestic equity benchmarks traded with minor losses in early trade. The Nifty traded below the 26,200 level. Realty, PSU Bank and Media shares declined, while auto and oil & gas shares edged higher.

At 09:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, shed 45.81 points or 0.05% to 85,586.87. The Nifty 50 index lost 31.55 points or 0.12% to 26,161.25.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index slipped 0.34% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index fell 0.45%.

The market breadth was weak. On the BSE, 1,167 shares rose and 1,753 shares fell. A total of 174 shares were unchanged.

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought shares worth Rs 283.65 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net buyers to th...