Mumbai, Feb. 6 -- Domestic equity benchmarks continued to extend gains in afternoon trade. The Nifty marched above the 21,900 level. Oil & gas, IT and auto shares advanced while PSU Bank, FMCG and bank stocks declined.

At 13:28 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was up 440.41 points or 0.61% to 72,171.83. The Nifty 50 index added 142.25 points or 0.65% to 21,913.95.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap added rose 0.62% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index rose 0.99%.

The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 2,234 shares rose and 1,559 shares fell. A total of 114 shares were unchanged.

Gainers & Losers:

Bharat Petroleum Corporation (up 4.27%), HDFC Life Insurance Company (up 3.82%), Maruti Suzuki India (up 3.77%), Tata...