Mumbai, Feb. 25 -- The headline equity indices traded with minor gains in the mid-afternoon trade, supported by a recovery in technology stocks following the previous session's sharp selloff that had dragged the indices lower. The Nifty traded above the 25,450 mark. Pharma shares extended gains for the fourth consecutive trading session.

At 14:28 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, rose 35.15 points or 0.05% to 82,261.11. The Nifty 50 index added 37.70 points or 0.14% to 25,463.85.

In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index added 0.44% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index rose 0.27%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,930 shares rose and 2,169 shares fell. A total of 197 shares were unchanged.

The NSE's India VIX,...