Mumbai, July 21 -- The domestic equity benchmarks traded with moderate losses in the mid- afternoon trade. The Nifty traded below the 24,200 level. FMCG shares declined after advancing for previous three consecutive trading sessions.

At 14:28 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex declined 285.65 points or 0.37% to 77,422.87. The Nifty 50 index fell 63.65 points or 0.26% to 24,174.85.

The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The BSE 150 MidCap Index added 0.31% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index rose 0.20%.

The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 2,070 shares rose and 2,059 shares fell. A total of 184 shares were unchanged.

Economy:

India's core sector output growth accelerated to a five-month high of 5% year-on...