Mumbai, Oct. 31 -- The headline equity indices traded with decent losses in the afternoon trade. The Nifty traded below 25,800 level. PSU Bank, oil & gas and auto shares advance while metal, media and financial services shares declined.

At 13:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, declined 292.98 points or 0.35% to 84,111.48. The Nifty 50 index dropped 102.60 points or 0.40% to 25,777.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index shed 0.22% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index fell 0.11%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,833 shares rose and 2,152 shares fell. A total of 209 shares were unchanged.

Gainers & Losers:

Eicher Motors (up 1.96%), Bharat Electronics (up 1.77%), Larsen & Taubro (up 1.25%), Oil and Natur...