Mumbai, July 22 -- The domestic equity benchmarks ended near the flatline with slight losses today. However, investor sentiment remained cautious, as uncertainty surrounding the upcoming August 1 deadline for a potential U.S. trade agreement kept market participants on edge.

The Nifty settled below 25,100 level. All sectoral indices on the NSE ended in the red, except for the Nifty Financial Services index.

As per provisional closing data, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, shed 0.02 points or 13.53% to 82,186.81. The Nifty 50 index shed 29.80 points or 0.12% to 25,060.90.

The broader market underperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index shed 0.62% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index fell 0.17%.

The market breadth ...