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Indian equities extended losses in afternoon trade on Monday, with the Sensex falling nearly 500 points and the Nifty slipping below the 23,400 mark as selling pressure intensified across banking, capital goods, FMCG and auto stocks. At 2:33 pm, the Sensex was down 492.43 points or 0.66 percent at 74,283.31, while the Nifty declined 159.50 points or 0.68 percent to 23,388.25. Market breadth remained weak, with 2,507 stocks declining against 1,456 advances. Technology stocks continued to outperform sharply, helping limit the benchmark losses.