Mumbai, July 10 -- The key equity indices witnessed modest cuts in afternoon trade. The Nifty traded below the 25,450 mark. Metal shares advanced after falling in the previous five sessions.

At 14:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, declined 210.22 points or 0.25% to 83,325.86. The Nifty 50 index lost 73.95 points or 0.29% to 25,403.50.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index shed 0.29% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index rose 0.01%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,777 shares rose and 2,182 shares fell. A total of 157 shares were unchanged.

The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, fell 2.11% to 11.69.

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The Nifty Metal index rose 0.50% to...