Mumbai, Jan. 5 -- The domestic equity indices traded with moderate losses in the mid- afternoon trade. The Nifty traded below the 26,250 mark. Oil & Gas shares declined after advancing for previous three consecutive trading session.

At 14:28 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex tanked 374.75 points or 0.44% to 85,392.93. The Nifty 50 index dropped 103.15 points or 0.39% to 26,225.40.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index shed 0.23% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index fell 0.09%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,607 shares rose and 2,568 shares fell. A total of 222 shares were unchanged.

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