Mumbai, Feb. 26 -- The frontline equity benchmarks trade with limited losses in the mid-afternoon trade amid a shift toward a risk-off sentiment. The Nifty traded below the 25,450 mark after hitting a day's high of 25,572.95 in early afternoon trade.

Realty shares extended losses for the fourth consecutive trading session.

At 14:27 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex declined 155.38 points or 0.19% to 82,120.69. The Nifty 50 index fell 47.10 points or 0.18% to 25,435.90.

In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index rose 0.17% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index fell 0.14%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,921 shares rose and 2,136 shares fell. A total of 202 shares were unchanged.

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The Nifty Realty...