Mumbai, Feb. 18 -- The domestic equity benchmarks pared all early losses and traded with modest gains in mid-afternoon trade. The Nifty traded above the 25,750 mark. PSU Bank shares extended gains for the third consecutive trading session.

At 14:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, jumped 199.31 points or 0.24% to 83,650.27. The Nifty 50 index rose 61.15 points or 0.24% to 25,786.55.

The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The BSE 150 MidCap Index added 0.38% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index rose 0.38%.

The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 2,183 shares rose and 1,928 shares fell. A total of 188 shares were unchanged.

Buzzing Index:

The Nifty PSU Bank index rose 1.39% to 9,633.25. The index rose 5.09% ...