Mumbai, Feb. 17 -- The key equity benchmarks traded with moderate losses in the morning trade. The Nifty traded below the 22,850 mark. Realty shares extended losses for the second day in a row.

At 10:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, declined 328.94 points or 0.46% to 75,575.99. The Nifty 50 index slipped 102.45 points or 0.45% to 22,826.80.

The broader market underperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index shed 0.62% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index slipped 1.15%.

The market breadth was weak. On the BSE, 995 shares rose and 2,705 shares fell. A total of 168 shares were unchanged.

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Shares of Ajax Engineering were currently trading at Rs 575.30 at 10:10 IST on the BSE, representing a discount ...