Mumbai, Feb. 28 -- The frontline indices extended losses and traded near the day's low in the afternoon trade. The Nifty traded below 22,000 level after hitting the day's high of 22,229.15 in the morning trade. Realty, media and PSU bank shares advanced while consumer durables, IT and pharma stocks edged lower.

At 13:27 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, tumbled 615.43 points or 0.84% to 72,479.79. The Nifty 50 index declined 208.70 points or 0.94% to 21,989.65.

The broader market underperformed the headline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index shed 1.62% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index declined 1.85%.

The market breadth was weak. On the BSE, 814 shares rose and 2,959 shares fell. A total of 94 shares were unchanged.

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