Mumbai, May 27 -- The key equity indices erased all early losses and traded with minor gains in the mid-morning trade. The Nifty traded above the 25,000 level. IT shares slipped after advancing for the past two consecutive trading sessions.

At 11:30 ST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, added 176.61 points or 0.21% to 82,336.02. The Nifty 50 index rose 43.05 points or 0.17% to 25,044.80.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.28% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index added 0.41%.

The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 1,981 shares rose and 1,675 shares fell. A total of 184 shares were unchanged.

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