Mumbai, Dec. 30 -- The key equity barometers recovered from early losses and edged into positive territory in morning trade. Trading activity remained rangebound due to absence of strong domestic triggers and the year-end holiday period. The Nifty traded above the 25,950 mark while volatility may persist owing to the Nifty F&O expiry.

Metal shares rebounded sharply after declining in the previous trading session.

At 09:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex advanced 80.69 points or 0.09% to 84,776.42. The Nifty 50 index rose 20.05 points or 0.08% to 25,962.15.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index fell 0.02% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index shed 0.11%.

The market breadth was almost even. On the BSE, 1,778 shares ros...