Mumbai, May 6 -- The headline equity benchmarks traded with modest losses in the mid-morning trade. Nifty traded below the 24,400 level. Realty shares declined after advancing in the past trading session.

At 11:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, declined 251.77 points or 0.31% to 80,543.70. The Nifty 50 index lost 89.70 points or 0.37% to 24,371.45.

The broader market underperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index fell 1.11% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index declined 0.98%.

The market breadth was weak. On the BSE, 1,030 shares rose and 2,567 shares fell. A total of 167 shares were unchanged.

Buzzing Index:

The Nifty Realty index dropped 1.66% to 872.60. The index rose 0.66% in the past trading session.

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