Mumbai, Jan. 19 -- The key equity barometers ended with modest cuts today, pressured by renewed worries over global trade tensions and mixed earnings from index heavyweights. Investors are tracking the Q3 earnings season and cues from the World Economic Forum annual meeting. The Nifty settled below the 26,050 mark. Realty, media and oil & gas stocks declined, while FMCG and auto advanced.

As per provisional closing data, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, declined 324.17 points or 0.39% to 83,246.18. The Nifty 50 index lost 108.85 points or 0.42% to 25,585.50.

The broader market underperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index shed 0.43% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index fell 1.28%.

The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of th...