Mumbai, Sept. 9 -- The key equity benchmarks traded with major cuts in early trade. The Nifty traded below the 23,550 mark. IT, realty and auto shares declined, while metal and pharma stocks advanced on the NSE.

At 09:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, declined 535.49 points or 0.70% to 75,042.88. The Nifty 50 index lost 117.55 points or 0.50% to 23,517.55.

In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index fell 0.22% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index shed 0.11%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,391 shares rose and 1,654 shares fell. A total of 207 shares were unchanged.

FPIs sold shares worth Rs 13918.41 crore in September so far, through 8 September 2026. This follows net cash purchases of Rs 17,366 crore in Au...