Mumbai, Feb. 11 -- The headline equity benchmarks traded with limited losses in the morning trade as investors remained cautious following Trump's decision to impose 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, with more trade measures potentially ahead. The Nifty traded below the 23,300 level. Realty shares extended losses for the second consecutive trading session.

At 10:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, slipped 303.36 points or 0.38% to 77,011.37. The Nifty 50 index lost 97.85 points or 0.42% to 23,283.75.

The broader market underperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index fell 1.98%, and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index dropped 2.51%.

The market breadth was weak. On the BSE, 627 shares rose and 2,934 shares f...