Mumbai, Dec. 26 -- The key equity benchmarks traded with minor losses in morning trade. The Nifty traded below the 26,100 level. Media shares declined after gaining in the previous four trading sessions.

At 10:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, declined 197.39 points or 0.23% to 85,211.31. The Nifty 50 index fell 50 points or 0.19% to 26,092.10.

The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index added 0.19% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index rose 0.09%.

The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 1,848 shares rose and 1,839 shares fell. A total of 211 shares were unchanged.

Buzzing Index:

The Nifty Media index fell 0.28% to 1,415.75. The index rose 1.62% in the past four trading sessions.

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