Mumbai, July 2 -- The domestic equity benchmarks traded with minor cuts in morning trade. The Nifty traded above the 25,550 mark. Realty shares extended losses for the fifth consecutive trading sessions.

At 10:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex shed 11.96 points or 0.02% to 83,688.14. The Nifty 50 index lost 24.55 points or 0.10% to 25,516.65.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index fell 0.35% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index declined 0.48%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE 1,481 shares rose and 2,093 shares fell. A total of 199 shares were unchanged.

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