Mumbai, Feb. 25 -- The frontline equity benchmarks traded with substantial gains in the mid-morning trade, supported by a recovery in technology stocks following the previous session's sharp selloff that had dragged the indices lower. The Nifty traded above the 25,600 level. Metal extended gains for the second consecutive trading session.

At 11:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, surged 518 points or 0.63% to 82,744.85. The Nifty 50 index gained 181.30 points or 0.71% to 25,605.95.

In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index jumped 0.66% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index rallied 0.54%.

The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 2,232 shares rose and 1,567 shares fell. A total of 217 shares were unchanged.

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