Mumbai, June 25 -- The domestic equity benchmarks traded with minor gains in the mid- afternoon trade. The Nifty traded near the 24,100 level. FMGC shares advanced for second consecutive trading session.

At 14:28 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, added 241.66 points or 0.28% to 77,512.65. The Nifty 50 index rose 77.95 points or 0.32% to 24,099.60.

The broader market underperforms frontline indices. The BSE 150 MidCap Index fell 0.22% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index fell 0.45%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,697 shares rose and 2,461 shares fell. A total of 185 shares were unchanged.

Buzzing Index:

The Nifty FMGC index added 0.77% to 49,464.30. The index rose 0.82% in the two consecutive trading sessions. ...