Mumbai, March 5 -- The domestic equity benchmarks traded with modest gains in the mid- afternoon trade, supported by a rally in global equities as risk appetite improved slightly after the West Asia conflict weighed on markets earlier this week.

The Nifty traded above the 25,600 level. Consumer Durables shares advanced after declining for previous two trading session.

At 14:28 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, surged 329.02 points or 0.42% to 79,445.21. The Nifty 50 index jumped 115.90 points or 0.54% to 24,582.05.

The broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index, added 0.60% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index jumped 0.39%.

The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 2,239 shares rose and 1,899 shares fell. A total of 187 shares...