Mumbai, Dec. 4 -- The key equity benchmarks traded with minor gains in mid-afternoon trade. Investors remain focused on ongoing IPO activity and the RBI's monetary policy outcome due tomorrow, 5 December 2025. Market participants will also keep an eye on Russian President Putin's visit to India from 4 and 5 December 2025. The Nifty traded near the 26,000 level.

Realty shares climbed after declining in the past five trading sessions.

At 14:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, advanced 54.62 points or 0.06% to 85,153.04. The Nifty 50 index jumped 21.85 points or 0.08% to 26,007.85.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index shed 0.09% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index fell 0.30%.

The market breadth was weak. On the BSE, ...