Mumbai, Nov. 13 -- The key equity benchmarks remained under pressure in early afternoon trade, with investors adopting a cautious stance amid rising Brent crude prices, weakness in the rupee against the US dollar and subdued global cues following reports of NVIDIA CEO's resignation. The Nifty hovered around the 25,100 mark as selling pressure persisted across the market.

Realty shares declined after advancing in the past trading session.

At 12:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex declined 482.56 points or 0.59% to 81,427.95. The Nifty 50 index dropped 198.10 points or 0.78% to 25,100.90.

In the broader market, the Nifty MidCap 150 Index fell 0.41% and the Nifty SmallCap 250 Index shed 0.40%.

The market breadth was weak. On ...