Mumbai, Oct. 29 -- The headline equity indices traded with decent gains in the afternoon trade. The Nifty traded above 26,050 mark. All NSE indices traded higher, except for the Auto index.

At 13:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, soared 378.39 points or 0.44% to 85,001.29. The Nifty 50 index rose 130.05 points or 0.49% to 26,067.70.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index added 0.44% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index rose 0.37%.

The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 2,405 shares rose and 1,631 shares fell. A total of 191 shares were unchanged.

Gainers & Losers:

NTPC (up 3.07%), Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (up 2.84%), Power Grid Corporation of India (up 2.76%), Adani Enterprises (up 2.50%) and JS...