Mumbai, March 3 -- The key equity indices ended with minor losses on Monday as investors remained cautious due to FII selling and mixed global cues. The Nifty closed below the 22,150 mark. Realty, metal, and IT shares advanced while media, oil & gas, and bank shares declined.

As per provisional closing, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, fell 112.16 points, or 0.15%, to 73,085.94. The Nifty 50 index shed 5.40 points, or 0.02%, to 22,119.30.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.25% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index fell 0.70%.

The market breadth was weak. On the BSE, 1,074 shares rose and 2,952 shares fell. A total of 154 shares were unchanged.

The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatili...