Mumbai, July 22 -- The frontline indices traded sideways in the afternoon trade. The Nifty traded below the 25,100 level. Metal and private bank shares advanced, while PSU Bank, realty and media shares declined.

At 13:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, advanced 35.39 points or 0.04% to 82,235.44. The Nifty 50 index lost 14.65 points or 0.06% to 25,076.80.

In the broader market The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index fell 0.40% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index rose 0.02%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,816 shares rose and 2,051 shares fell. A total of 210 shares were unchanged.

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