Mumbai, May 21 -- The key equity barometers traded sideways in early afternoon trade. The Nifty traded above the 23,650 mark. consumer durables share advanced after declining for previous trading session.

At 12:28 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex fell 79.13 points or 0.09% to 75,247.82. The Nifty 50 index rose 8.95 points or 0.04% to 23,663.40.

The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The BSE 150 MidCap Index rose 0.31% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index jumped 0.71%.

The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,478 shares rose and 1,464 shares fell. A total of 229 shares were unchanged.

In the commodities market, Brent crude for July 2026 settlement advanced $1.53 or 1.46% to $106.55 a barrel.

In the foreign ex...