Mumbai, Nov. 8 -- The equity benchmarks traded with modest gains during the special Mahurat trading session, supported by positive sentiment surrounding the festive season and favourable global and domestic cues. Buying interest across select sectors lent support to the market, while media stocks rebounded, snapping their two-session losing streak. Nifty traded above 25,050 mark.

At 14.35 PM IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex jumped 194 points or 0.23% to 81,219.15. The Nifty 50 index surged 31.60 points or 0.31% to 25,071.25.

In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index gained 0.52% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index added 1.13%.

The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,884 shares rose and 731 shares fell. A total of 212 ...