Mumbai, Nov. 7 -- The key equity benchmarks continued to trade with significant losses in morning trade, supported by weak global cues. Investors sentiment was further dampened by FII selling, led to a move toward safer assets. However, market participants will track ongoing Q2 earnings season, crude oil prices and other global developments. The Nifty slipped above the 25,400 level.

Consumer durables shares declined for second consecutive trading session.

At 10:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, declined 526.41 points or 0.63% to 82,784.60. The Nifty 50 index fell 155.55 points or 0.61% to 25,353.10.

The broader market underperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index fell 0.65% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap ind...