Mumbai, Aug. 21 -- The domestic equity benchmarks traded with minor losses in early trade on Friday. The Nifty traded below the 24,250 mark. IT, FMCG and consumer durables shares declined, while metal, private bank and realty shares advanced.

At 09:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex lost 40.67 points or 0.05% to 77,497.05. The Nifty 50 index shed 8.40 points or 0.03% to 24,223.20.

In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index shed 0.10% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index rallied 0.21%.

The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 1,716 shares rose and 1,338 shares fell. A total of 250 shares were unchanged.

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold shares worth Rs 583.36 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) we...