Mumbai, Feb. 20 -- The frontline indices were trading with minor losses in early trade. The Nifty traded below the 22,100 level. Media, realty and consumer durables stocks advanced while auto, private bank and IT shares declined.

At 09:27 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was down 93.45 points or 0.13% to 72,614.71. The Nifty 50 index shed 30.35 points or 0.14% to 22,091.90.

The broader market outperformed the benchmark indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.17% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index gained 0.54%.

The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 1,976 shares rose and 977 shares fell. A total of 93 shares were unchanged.

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold shares worth Rs 754.59 crore, while domestic institutiona...