Mumbai, Dec. 15 -- The domestic equity indices traded with modest losses in the early trade. The Nifty traded below the 25,900 level. Barring the Nifty Media index, all other sectoral indices on the NSE traded in the red, with the realty, auto and healthcare indices declining the most.

At 09:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, fell 366.34 points or 0.43% to 84,901.32. The Nifty 50 index lost 127.55 points or 0.49% to 25,919.10.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index slipped 0.38% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index shed 0.17%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,313 shares rose and 1,768 shares fell. A total of 252 shares were unchanged.

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold shares worth Rs 1,114.22 cro...