Mumbai, Aug. 5 -- The key equity benchmarks traded with modest cuts in the morning trade. The Nifty traded below the 24,650 mark. Realty shares declined after advancing in the past trading sessions.

At 10:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, dropped 393.56 points or 0.49% to 80,625.16. The Nifty 50 index declined 111.30 points or 0.45% to 24,611.45.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index fell 0.54% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index shed 0.23%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,644 shares rose and 1,891 shares fell. A total of 181 shares were unchanged.

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