Mumbai, July 7 -- The domestic equity benchmarks traded with modest gains in mid-afternoon trade. The Nifty traded above 24,450 mark. FMCG shares witnessed buying demand for the fifth consecutive trading session.

At 14:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex jumped 112.85 points or 0.14% to 78,397.92. The Nifty 50 index surged 32.25 points or 0.13% to 24,463.15.

The broader market underperformed the frontline indices. The BSE 150 MidCap Index shed 0.09% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index fell 0.63%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,608 shares rose and 2,515 shares fell. A total of 181 shares were unchanged.

Buzzing Index:

The Nifty FMCG index advanced 0.20% to 50,298.60. The index jumped 3.08% in the five consecutiv...