Mumbai, Feb. 17 -- The key equity benchmarks traded with modest gains in mid-afternoon trade. Nifty traded a tad above the 25,700 level after hitting the day's low of 25,570.30 in early trade. FMCG shares extended gains for the second consecutive trading session.

At 14:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, jumped 123.77 points or 0.15% to 83,400.92. The Nifty 50 index rose 3.50 points or 0.03% to 25,702.20.

In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index added 0.11% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index rose 0.74%.

The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 2,391 shares rose and 1,680 shares fell. A total of 194 shares were unchanged.

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