Mumbai, March 13 -- The key equity indices traded in rangebound with negative terrain in afternoon trade. The Nifty hovered below 22,450 mark. Realty, media and auto shares declined while PSU bank, bank and FMCG shares advanced.

At 13:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, shed 41.02 points or 0.06% to 73,994.16. The Nifty 50 index fell 31.80 points or 0.14% to 22,430.70.

The broader market underperformed the benchmark indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index shed 0.38% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index declined 0.46%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,633 shares rose and 2,209 shares fell. A total of 139 shares were unchanged.

Economy:

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