Mumbai, Aug. 27 -- The key equity benchmarks traded with minor cuts in early trade. The Nifty traded below the 24,250 mark. Auto, PSU bank and FMCG shares declined, while metal, media and consumer durables advanced on the NSE.

At 09:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, declined 82.52 points or 0.11% to 77,418.10. The Nifty 50 index lost 3.75 points or 0.01% to 24,204.95.

The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The BSE 150 MidCap Index gained 0.19% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index rose 0.25%.

The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 1,701 shares rose and 1,340 shares fell. A total of 214 shares were unchanged.

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