Mumbai, July 4 -- The domestic equity indices continued to trade with minor losses in the mid-afternoon trade, as investors remained cautious ahead of India's upcoming trade deal with the U.S. Market sentiment was further subdued as investors awaited cues from the Q1 FY26 earnings season. The Nifty index slipped below the 25,400 level.

Consumer durables shares shed after advancing in the past two consecutive trading sessions.

At 14:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex declined 44.51 points or 0.06% to 83,194.96. The Nifty 50 index fell 17.50 points or 0.06% to 25,390.15.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index shed 0.04% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index declined 0.06%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,...