Mumbai, Feb. 19 -- The key equity benchmarks traded with modest losses in mid-morning amid profit booking. The Nifty traded below the 25,700 level. Realty shares declined after advancing in the past trading session.

At 11:30 ST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, dropped 479.99 points or 0.57% to 83,254.26. The Nifty 50 index fell 131.35 points or 0.51% to 25,688.85.

The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The BSE 150 MidCap Index slipped 0.49% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index fell 0.16%.

The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 1,656 shares rose and 2,114 shares fell. A total of 215 shares were unchanged.

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The Nifty Realty index declined 1.43% to 827.30. The index rose 0.62% in the past trading s...