Mumbai, March 10 -- The domestic equity benchmarks ended with modest losses on Monday, impacted by concerns over a geopolitical trade war and shifting global geopolitical interests. The Nifty ended below the 22,500 level after hitting the day's high of 22,676.75 in the morning trade.

The barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, declined 217.41 points or 0.29% to 74,115.17. The Nifty 50 index lost 92.20 points or 0.41%, to 22,460.30.

The broader market underperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index slipped 1.46% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index fell 2.11%. The market breadth was weak.

The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, rallied 3.82% to 13.99.

Among the sectoral indices...