Mumbai, Nov. 3 -- The Domestic equity benchmarks traded with minor gains in the afternoon trade. The Nifty traded below 26,750 mark. Realty, PSU bank and pharma shares advanced, while FMCG, IT and consumer durables shares declined.

In the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, added 17.44 points or 0.02% to 83,956.15. The Nifty 50 index rose 32.90 points or 0.12% to 25,754.80.

The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index advanced 0.50%, while the S&P BSE Small-Cap index jumped 0.63%.

The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 2,175 shares rose and 1,922 shares fell. A total of 245 shares were unchanged.

Economy:

The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) was u...