Mumbai, April 16 -- The domestic equity benchmarks traded with significant losses in the afternoon trade, despite mixed-to-positive global cues, as investors tracked developments around Middle East geopolitical tensions and overall risk sentiment.

The Nifty traded below the 24,150 mark. Metal and IT shares advanced while all the sectoral indices on the NSE traded in the red.

At 13:28 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex declined 371.61 points or 0.46% to 77,753.37. The Nifty 50 index fell 126.35 points or 0.52% to 24,104.95.

In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index shed 0.27% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index rose 0.25%.

The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 2,261 shares rose and 1,929 shares fell. A total of 190 s...