Mumbai, Feb. 23 -- The headline equity benchmarks traded with moderate gains in the mid-afternoon trade despite concerns surrounding the recent U.S. tariffs announcement. Investors will monitor crude oil and gold price movements. The Nifty traded above the 25,650 mark.

FMCG shares advanced after declining in the past trading session.

At 14:26 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex advanced 289.60 points or 0.35% to 83,104.31. The Nifty 50 index rose 72.55 points or 0.29% to 25,643.80.

In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index declined 0.52% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index advanced 0.19%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,821 shares rose and 2,376 shares fell. A total of 222 shares were unchanged.

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