Mumbai, March 27 -- The domestic equity benchmark traded in a narrow range in afternoon trade. The Nifty hovered above the 22,150 mark. Oil & gas, realty and auto shares advanced while FMCG, PSU bank and IT stocks edged lower.

At 13:27 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 580.96 points or 0.80% to 73,047.72. The Nifty 50 index gained 166.25 points or 0.76% to 22,169.35.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.38% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index gained 1.09%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,839 shares rose and 1,925 shares fell. A total of 123 shares were unchanged.

Gainers & Losers:

Reliance Industries (up 3.63%), Bajaj Auto (up 3.04%), Maruti Suzuki India (up 2.94%) Adani Ports and Speci...