Mumbai, Nov. 24 -- The key equity benchmarks reversed all gains and traded with limited cuts in mid-afternoon trade. The Nifty traded below the 26,050 mark. Realty stocks extended losses for the fifth consecutive trading session.

At 14:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, dropped 75.76 points or 0.09% to 85,156.16. The Nifty 50 index fell 34.10 points or 0.13% to 26,035.20.

The broader market underperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index declined 0.27% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index shed 0.91%.

The market breadth was weak. On the BSE, 1,254 shares rose and 2,895 shares fell. A total of 209 shares were unchanged.

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The Nifty Realty index fell 1.12% to 895.45. The index tumbled 5.28% in the f...