Mumbai, Aug. 27 -- The domestic equity barometers staged decent recovery and traded with limited losses in afternoon trade. The Nifty traded above the 24,150 mark. Metals, FMCG and auto stocks declined while consumer durables, healthcare and pharma shares managed to trade in the green.

Investor sentiment remained subdued in the absence of strong directional cues. Market participants remained cautious amid movements in gold, crude oil prices, developments in the US-Iran situation and other global cues.

At 13:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 118.50 points or 0.15% to 77,354.44. The Nifty 50 index fell 30.35 points or 0.13% to 24,177.40.

The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The BSE 150 MidCap Inde...