Mumbai, Nov. 10 -- The key equity indices traded with substantial gains in the mid-afternoon trade. Investors tracked ongoing, corporate earnings, crude oil price and global cues for further direction. The Nifty traded below the 25,600 level.

Consumer durables shares advanced after declining in the past two trading sessions.

At 14:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex advanced 499.45 points or 0.60% to 83,715.73. The Nifty 50 index added 144.80 points or 0.57% to 25,637.10.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.76% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index shed 0.21%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 2,015 shares rose and 2,249 shares fell. A total of 192 shares were unchanged.

Economy:

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