Mumbai, Feb. 20 -- The key equity barometers continued to trade with modest losses in the mid-morning trade as investor sentiment weakened due to uncertainty about U.S. tariff policies and their possible impact on inflation. The Nifty traded below the 22,950 mark. Trading was volatile due to the weekly Nifty 50 F&O series expiry today.

Financial Services shares declined after advancing in the past three connective trading sessions.

At 11:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, slipped 173.03 points or 0.24% to 75,757.23. The Nifty 50 index declined 27.80 points or 0.12% to 22,905.10.

The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.72% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index added 1.01%.

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