Mumbai, May 19 -- The key equity indices traded with small losses in afternoon trade, as investor sentiment remained weak after Moody's downgraded the US credit outlook and mixed economic signals from China. The Nifty traded below the 25,050 mark after hitting the day's high of 25,062.95 in the morning trade.

IT, media and FMCG shared declined while realty, PSU bank and pharma stocks advanced.

At 13:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, shed 96.86 points or 0.12% to 82,233.74. The Nifty 50 index fell 16.45 points or 0.07% to 25,003.35.

The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.59% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index jumped 0.96%.

The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,619 shar...