Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- The equity benchmark indices continued to trade with minor losses after the Budget for 2025-26 was laid down in the Parliament by the finance minister. The Nifty slipped below the 23,400 level. FMCG, realty and auto shares rallied while oil & gas, banking and metal shares declined.

At 13:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, slipped 199.94oints or 0.23% to 77,300. The Nifty 50 index lost 116.80 points or 0.50% to 23,391.60.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index declined 1.10% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index shed 0.62%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,785 shares rose and 1,992 shares fell. A total of 165 shares were unchanged.

Gainers & Losers:

Trent (up 5.70%), ITC (up 5.09%), Hi...