Mumbai, Sept. 24 -- The domestic equity benchmarks traded with substantial losses in the mid-morning trade, weighed down by renewed concerns over potential changes to U.S. H-1B visa regulations. Broad-based selling persisted across sectors, while sustained foreign institutional outflows further dampened hopes of a festive-season demand revival. The Nifty traded below the 25,100 level. Media shares extend losses for the second straight session.

At 11:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, slipped 288.47 points or 0.35% to 81,813.63. The Nifty 50 index lost 71.35 points or 0.28% to 25,096.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index fell 0.53% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index declined 0.30%.

The market breadth was negative....