Mumbai, March 3 -- The key domestic indices traded near the flat line with some negative points in the afternoon trade, weighed down by several factors contributing to the market downturn, including foreign investor selling, global economic concerns, and a correction in small-cap and mid-cap stocks. The Nifty traded below the 22,150 mark.

IT, realty, and metal shares advanced while media, oil & gas, and PSU bank shares declined.

At 13:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, declined 85.82 points, or 0.12%, to 73,111.65. The Nifty 50 index fell 5.60 points, or 0.03%, to 22,119.10.

The broader market underperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index declined 0.12% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index tanked 1.31%.

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