Equity benchmarks fell further in afternoon trade, with the Sensex down 134.05 points at 31,156.69 on profit booking amid consolidation.

The 30-share NSE Nifty dropped 53.05 points to 9,576.95 on weak market breadth.

The BSE Midcap index shed 1.4 percent and the Smallcap index extended losses, down 1.8 percent as about five shares declined for every share rising on the exchange.