Mumbai, Sept. 5 -- The headline equity benchmarks pared all early losses and traded with minor gains in mid-afternoon trade. The Nifty traded above the 24,750 mark. Metal shares advanced after declining in the previous trading session.

At 14:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, added 60.16 points or 0.07% to 80,778.17. The Nifty 50 index rose 27.60 points or 0.11% to 24,762.30.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.05% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index advanced 0.27%.

The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 2,086 shares rose and 1,927 shares fell. A total of 168 shares were unchanged.

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The Nifty Metal index rose 0.54% to 9,668.10. The index shed 0.62% in the past trading session.

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