Mumbai, Dec. 17 -- The frontline equity benchmarks continued to trade with moderate losses in the mid-morning trade. The Nifty traded below the 25,850 mark as investors assessed mixed cues from global markets and inconclusive U.S. jobs data, which failed to provide clarity on the interest-rate outlook.

Meanwhile, consumer durables shares saw profit-booking after rallying over the past four consecutive trading sessions.

At 11:30 ST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, fell 144.47 points or 0.17% to 84,535.39. The Nifty 50 index lost 45.85 points or 0.18% to 25,812.70.

The broader market underperformed the benchmark indices. the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index fell 0.24% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index slipped 0.39%.

The market breadth was p...