Mumbai, Feb. 25 -- The headline equity benchmarks traded with modest gains in mid-afternoon trade, supported by value buying at lower levels after a sharp decline over the last five trading sessions. The Nifty traded above the 22,550 mark. Consumer durables shares rises after declining in the past two trading sessions.

At 14:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, advanced 235.86 points or 0.32% to 74,690.44. The Nifty 50 index added 25.30 points or 0.11% to 22,578.65.

The broader market underperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index fell 0.43% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index declined 0.25%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,768 shares rose and 2,064 shares fell. A total of 155 shares were unchang...