Mumbai, Oct. 11 -- The key equity indices continued to trade with minor losses in afternoon trade. The Nifty traded below the 25,100 level. Pharma, metal and media shares advanced while realty, bank and private bank shares declined.

At 13:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 221.25 points or 0.27% to 81,388.21. The Nifty 50 index lost 32.10 points or 0.13% to 24,966.35.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.31% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index added 0.40%.

The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 2,010 shares rose and 1,734 shares fell. A total of 150 shares were unchanged.

Gainers & Losers:

Hindalco Industries (up 2.10%), Trent (up 1.82%), Tech Mahindra (up 1.53%), HCL Technologies (up 1.29%)...