Mumbai, March 5 -- The key equity indices were trading with minor losses in early trade. The Nifty traded below the 22,400 level. Auto, realty and PSU bank stocks advanced while IT, private bank and media shares declined.

At 09:27 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was down 115.11 points or 0.16% to 73,757.18. The Nifty 50 index shed 34.25 points or 0.15% to 22,371.35.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index gained 0.29% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index rose 0.04%.

The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 1,550 shares rose and 1,304 shares fell. A total of 108 shares were unchanged.

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold shares worth Rs 564.06 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs), were net selle...