Mumbai, April 30 -- The key equity benchmarks continued to trade near flatine with some positive points in the mid-morning trade as border tensions weighed on investor sentiment, offsetting positive developments such as FII inflows and progress in global trade talks. The Nifty traded above the 24,300 level. Pharma shares advanced after declining for the previous trading session.

The weekly Nifty50 Futures & Options (F&O) series expiry has been shifted to today due to the market holiday tomorrow in observance of Maharashtra Day.

At 11:30 ST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, rose 12.91 points or 0.02% to 80,301.19. The Nifty 50 index added 1 points or 0.00% to 24,339.20.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.14%...