Mumbai, Dec. 30 -- The domestic equity benchmarks traded with moderate cuts in the afternoon trade as as muted year-end activity and continued concerns over foreign fund flows kept investors on the sidelines. The Nifty traded below the 25,900 level.

Realty, healthcare and pharma shares declined, while metal, PSU bank and auto shares advanced.

At 13:25 ST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex declined 141.25 points or 0.17% to 84,554.29. The Nifty 50 index lost 51.25 points or 0.20% to 25,890.85.

The broader market underperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index fell 0.42%, while the S&P BSE Small-Cap index dropped 0.58%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,658 shares rose and 2,340 shares fell. A total of...