Mumbai, Oct. 21 -- The key equity benchmarks traded sideways in the mid-morning trade. The Nifty traded below the 22,900 level. Auto shares extending losses for the second consecutive trading session.

At 11:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex rose 107.18 points or 0.15% to 73,964.78. The Nifty 50 index lost 6.50 points or 0.02% to 22,883.25.

In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index declined 1.36% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index fell 1.88%.

The market breadth was weak. On the BSE, 1,008 shares rose and 3,028 shares fell. A total of 246 shares were unchanged.

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