Mumbai, March 11 -- The key equity indices traded sideways in afternoon trade. The Nifty traded above the 22,450 mark. IT, private bank and bank shares declined while realty, financial services and oil & gas stocks advanced.

At 13:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex declined 51.06 points, or 0.07%, to 74,064.11. The Nifty 50 index added 5.85 points, or 0.03%, to 22,466.15.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index fell 0.02% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index declined 1.09%.

The market breadth was weak. On the BSE, 1,167 shares rose and 2,663 shares fell. A total of 133 shares were unchanged.

Gainers & Losers:

Trent (up 3.36%), Sun Pharma (up 2.69%), ICICI Bank (up 2.34%), Bharti Airtel (up 1.86%) and Bharat Petroleum...