Mumbai, Nov. 18 -- The domestic equity benchmarks traded with modest cuts in the early-afternoon trade, ending a six-day winning streak. Investors turned cautious ahead of a series of key U.S. economic reports expected to influence forecasts for a possible Federal Reserve rate cut next month.

The Nifty traded below the 25,950 mark. Realty shares decline after advancing in the past trading session.

At 12:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, fell 148.92 points or 0.18% to 84,802.03. The Nifty 50 index lost 61.35 points or 0.24% to 25,944.25.

The broader market underperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index fell 0.58% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index slipped 0.61%.

The market breadth was weak. On the BSE, 1,46...