Mumbai, Oct. 5 -- The domestic equity benchmarks traded with major gains in the mid-afternoon trade. The Nifty traded tad above the 22,550 mark. FMCG shares advanced after declining in the past five trading sessions.

At 14:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, jumped 452.37 points or 0.63% to 72,362.07. The Nifty 50 index rose 134.20 points or 0.60% to 22,556.15.

In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index gained 0.46% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index added 0.41%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 2,136 shares rose and 2,269 shares fell. A total of 278 shares were unchanged.

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