Mumbai, Sept. 3 -- The benchmark indices traded near the flat line in afternoon trade. The Nifty traded below the 23,950 mark. IT, FMCG and metals shares declined while banks, realty and financial stocks managed to trade in the green.

At 13:31 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 62.64 points or 0.08% to 76,632.99. The Nifty 50 index added 1.45 points or 0.01% to 23,915.90.

In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index added 0.24% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index rose 0.94%.

The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 2,504 shares rose and 1,655 shares fell. A total of 261 shares were unchanged.

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