The key equity barometers traded with marginal losses in morning trades. Nifty moved in a range of 25084-24875. Nifty Pharma, Nifty Healthcare Index and Nifty PSU Bank shares advanced, while Nifty IT and Nifty Metal shares retreated.

At 10:45 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, inched down 330.85 points or 0.41% to 80,668.55. The Nifty 50 index edged lower by 84.15 points or 0.34% to 24,902.25.

The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The BSE 150 MidCap Index moved lower by 0.22% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index posted modest losses of 0.32%.

The market breadth was soft. On the BSE, 1948 shares gained and 2662 shares declined. A total of 266 shares were unchanged.

Nifty Pharma index climbed 2.55% to 29151. The index has jumped 10.09% in last one month and surged 27.02% over last one year. Sai Life, moving higher 7.77%, led the gainers followed by Gland Pharma, climbing 7.01% and Divi's Lab., advancing 5.34%, respectively. All 20 constituents are advancing today.

Nifty Healthcare Index index gained 2.14% to 17550. The index has gained 9.55% in last one month and registered sharp gains of 17.11% over last one year. Gland Pharma, strengthening 7.01%, led the gainers followed by Divi's Lab., rising 5.34% and Laurus Labs, inching higher 4.22%, respectively. Out of 20 index constituents, 18 are reporting gains today.

Nifty IT index retreated 1.48%. The index has soared 18.51% in last one month and posted modest losses of 7.90% over last one year. Mphasis, edging lower 3.54%, led the losers followed by HCL Technologies, losing 2.52% and Infosys, slipping 2%, respectively. All 10 index constituents are reporting losses today.

Sectoral performance is mixed, with 7 of 14 indices trading in the green. Nifty Pharma index has recorded robust gains of 10.09% in last one month and has registered sharp gains of 27.02% over last year. Nifty IT index is sharply higher by 18.51% in last one month and has declined 7.90% over last one year.

From NIFTY50 index, Vodafone Idea, Yes Bank AND Suzlon Energy are leading in terms of volumes today, clocking turnover of 1006.98 lakh shares, 806.12 lakh shares and 1082.26 lakh shares respectively.

Asian markets surged on Monday. China’s Shanghai composite is up 0.38%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is marginally higher by 0.24%. Japan’s Nikkei 225 is significantly higher by 2.57%.

NIFTY50 Nov-26 futures are in discount of 5.05 points today.