Mumbai, June 1 -- The key equity barometers traded with minor losses in early afternoon trade. The Nifty traded below the 23,550 mark. PSU bank shares extended losses for second consecutive trading session.

At 12:28 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, fell 73.35 points or 0.10% to 74,702.39. The Nifty 50 index fell 33.95 points or 0.14% to 23,513.80.

The broader market underperformed the frontline indices. The BSE 150 MidCap Index fell 0.79% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index fell 0.18%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,864 shares rose and 2,343 shares fell. A total of 232 shares were unchanged.

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