The benchmark indices were hovering in a narrow range in afternoon trade. Barring the Nifty FMCG index, all the sectoral indices on the NSE declined. At 13:20 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, tumbled 291.80 points or 0.63% at 45,811.70. The Nifty 50 index skid 92.10 points or 0.68% at 13,437. Selling was broad based. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index fell 0.82%. The S&P BSE Small-Cap index lost 0.67%. Sellers outpaced buyers. On the BSE, 1,021 shares rose and 1,753 shares fell. A total of 155 shares were unchanged. In Nifty 50 index, 20 stocks advanced while 20 stocks declined. Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought shares worth Rs 3,564.23 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs), were net sellers to the tune of Rs 2,493.10 crore in the Indian equity market on 9 December 2020, provisional data showed.