Mumbai, Dec. 18 -- The domestic equity indices traded with minor losses in the early trade. The Nifty traded below the 25,800 level. Barring the Nifty IT index, all other sectoral indices on the NSE traded in the red, with the auto, pharma and realty indices declining the most.

At 09:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, declined 122.38 points or 0.14% to 84,437.27. The Nifty 50 index added 29.30 points or 0.12% to 25,789.20.

The broader market underperformed the frontline indices, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index fell 0.53% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index slipped 0.85%.

The market breadth was weak. On the BSE, 1,139 shares rose and 1,725 shares fell. A total of 181 shares were unchanged.

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought ...