Mumbai, Feb. 9 -- The domestic equity benchmarks continued to trade with major gains in the mid-afternoon trade buoyed by optimism over the recently concluded India-US trade agreement and positive global cues. Sentiments further lifted by key agreements signed between India-Malaysia. Investors will monitor ongoing Q3 earnings season. The Nifty traded above the 25,850 mark.

Consumer durables shares rallied for second consecutive trading session.

At 14:25 ST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex jumped 461.13 points or 0.55% to 84,041.53. The Nifty 50 index added 168.40 points or 0.66% to 25,861.10.

The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE 150 MidCap Index climbed 1.50% and the S&P BSE 250 SmallCap Index rose...