Mumbai, Nov. 9 -- The key equity benchmarks traded near flat line with positive bias in mid-afternoon trade, despite softer crude oil prices and foreign fund inflows. Investors also assessed ongoing Q2 FY27 earnings announcements for cues on corporate performance and the earnings outlook. The Nifty traded near the 25,000 level.

Consumer durables shares advanced after declining in the past trading session.

At 14:25 IST, the S&P BSE Sensex added 30.65 points or 0.04% to 81,027.33. The Nifty 50 index rose 6.70 points or 0.03% to 24,996.60.

In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index was flat and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index fell 0.14%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,854 shares rose and 2,503 shares fell. A total of 243 ...