Mumbai, May 27 -- The frontline equity benchmarks traded with minor losses in the afternoon trade as investors remained cautious due to geopolitical uncertainties and fresh foreign fund outflows.

The Nifty traded above the 23,900 mark. Realty shares advanced after declining in the past trading session.

At 12:30 ST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, shed 6.64 points or 0.01% to 76,003.06. The Nifty 50 index slipped 4.75 points or 0.03% to 23,909.85.

The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The BSE 150 MidCap Index added 0.38% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index jumped 0.42%.

The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 2,188 shares rose and 1,718 shares fell. A total of 222 shares were unchanged.

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