Mumbai, Nov. 7 -- The key equity indices traded sideways in the mid-afternoon trade. Investors tracked ongoing, corporate earnings, FII outcome, crude oil price and global cues for further direction. The Nifty traded below the 25,550 mark.

Metal shares jumped after declining in the past two trading sessions.

At 14:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex declined 71.87 points or 0.09% to 83,239.14. The Nifty 50 index added 7.90 points or 0.03% to 25,520.85.

The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index advanced 0.28% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index rose 0.08%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 2,000 shares rose and 2,082 shares fell. A total of 150 shares were unchanged.

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