Mumbai, May 6 -- The key equity indices traded with limited losses in afternoon trade as investors remained cautious amid geopolitical tensions between India and Pakistan after Pahalgam terror attack. Market participants are also awaiting the outcome of the upcoming US Fed meeting. Nifty slipped below the 24,400 level.

Barring Auto index all the sectoral indices on the NSE were traded in red with PSU Bank, realty and media shares leading the fall.

At 13:26 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, declined 189.93 points or 0.23% to 80,615.33. The Nifty 50 index lost 72.45 points or 0.30% to 24,388.70.

The broader market underperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index fell 1.46% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index declin...