Mumbai, June 30 -- The key equity benchmarks continued to trade below the flat line in afternoon trade. The Nifty 50 index traded below the 23,950 level. Auto, pharma and realty index advanced while IT, banks and FMCG stocks declined.

At 13:23 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex declined 127.17 points or 0.17% to 76,601.20. The Nifty 50 index fell 27.65 points or 0.12% to 23,918.60.

In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index rose 0.43% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index gained 0.51%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 2274 shares rose and 1778 shares fell. A total of 225 shares were unchanged.

Gainers & Losers:

Maruti Suzuki (up 4.83%), Titan (up 2.96%), Bajaj Finance (up 2.45%), Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles (up...