Mumbai, Oct. 9 -- Domestic equity benchmarks traded with decent gains in mid-afternoon trade as investors remained focused on quarterly business updates and ongoing IPO activity, while awaiting Q2 results from TCS. The Nifty traded above the 25,100 level.

IT shares extended their rally for the second consecutive trading session ahead of TCS Q2 results.

At 13:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex advanced 208.28 points or 0.25% to 81,981.94. The Nifty 50 index added 79.60 points or 0.32% to 25,126.80.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index added 0.57% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index rose 0.07%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,923 shares rose and 2,182 shares fell. A total of 180 shares were unchanged....