Mumbai, Feb. 6 -- The key equity benchmarks traded with small losses in the early afternoon after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) maintained a status quo in its latest policy announcement. As widely expected by the Street, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), chaired by Governor Sanjay Malhotra, retained a neutral stance and left all key interest rates unchanged, keeping the benchmark repo rate steady at 5.25%.

The Nifty traded below the 25,650 mark. PSU Bank shares declined after advancing for previous four consecutive trading sessions.

At 11:28 ST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, fell 92.37 points or 0.11% to 83,217.16. The Nifty 50 index fell 46.85 points or 0.18% to 25,595.95.

The broader market underperformed the frontlin...