Mumbai, Aug. 5 -- The domestic equity benchmarks traded with modest cuts in mid-afternoon trade. The Nifty traded below the 24,550 mark. Media shares declined after advancing in the past trading session.

At 14:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex declined 111.35 points or 0.14% to 78,317.69. The Nifty 50 index fell 107.25 points or 0.44% to 24,508.05.

The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The BSE 150 MidCap Index rose 0.35% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index jumped 0.70%.

The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 2,280 shares rose and 1,882 shares fell. A total of 204 shares were unchanged.

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