After a brief recovery, the domestic equity benchmarks once again slipped into the negative terrain in morning trade. The Nifty managed to hold above the 15,000 mark. Realty shares rose for the third day. At 10:20 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was down 70.91 points or 0.14% to 50,122.42. The Nifty 50 index lost 21.15 points or 0.14% to 15,086.95. The broader market was trading higher. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index gained 0.56% while the S&P BSE Small-Cap index rose 0.63%. The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 1700 shares rose and 915 shares fell. A total of 128 shares were unchanged. The undertone of the market was upbeat amid hopes of reopening of economic activity soon as fresh daily Covid cases decline. Encouraging quarterly results also boosted sentiment.