Mumbai, Jan. 5 -- The domestic equity benchmarks ended with modest losses today as investors booked profits in select heavyweights amid heightened geopolitical tensions following U.S. military action in Venezuela and the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife.

The Nifty settled near the 26,250 mark. Realty, consumer durables and FMCG shares advanced while IT, oil & gas and pharma shares declined.

As per provisional closing data, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex tanked 322.39 points or 0.38% to 85,439.62. The Nifty 50 index dropped 78.25 points or 0.30% to 26,250.30.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.05% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index added 0.07%.

The market breadth was negative. On t...