Mumbai, Nov. 25 -- The key equity barometers traded with minor cuts in early trade. The Nifty traded below the 26,000 level. Media, FMCG and IT shares declined, while realty and metal stocks advanced.

At 09:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, declined 20.34 points or 0.02% to 84,880.37. The Nifty 50 index lost 7.70 points or 0.03% to 25,952.35.

The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index added 0.05% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index shed 0.01%.

The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 1,575 shares rose and 1,391 shares fell. A total of 164 shares were unchanged.

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold shares worth Rs 4,171.75 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were ...