Mumbai, Nov. 21 -- The headline equity barometers traded with small cuts in mid-afternoon trade, amid weak global cues. Investors turned cautious after the latest US jobs data failed to offer clarity on the Federal Reserve's rate-cut trajectory, keeping global markets on edge. The Nifty traded below the 26,200 level.

Financial services shares fell after advancing in the past two consecutive trading session.

At 14:27 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, slipped 132.43 points or 0.15% to 85,500.25. The Nifty 50 index lost 43.45 points or 0.16% to 26,151.50.

The broader market underperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index fell 0.86% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index dropped 0.83%.

The market breadth was weak. On ...