Mumbai, March 4 -- The domestic equity indices traded with minor losses in morning trade, as market sentiment was dampened by US President Donald Trump's decision to implement tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting today, along with Canada's retaliatory tariffs on US goods. The Nifty traded below the 22,100 level. IT shares declined after advancing for the previous trading session.

At 10:30 ST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, declined 218.03 points or 0.29% to 72,870.64. The Nifty 50 index fell 61.85 points or 0.28% to 22,057.45.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.09% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index added 1.22%.

The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 2,314 shares rose and 1,249 shares fell. A total of...