Mumbai, Nov. 19 -- The domestic equity benchmarks erased all the early losses and traded with modest gains in the morning trade. Markets remained volatile, fluctuating between gains and losses due to mixed global cues.

The Nifty traded above the 25,950 mark. IT shares jumped after declining in the past trading session.

At 10:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, advanced 223.52 points or 0.26% to 84,896.54. The Nifty 50 index gained 56.85 points or 0.22% to 25,960.40.

The broader market underperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index fell 0.14% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index slipped 0.28%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,640 shares rose and 2,010 shares fell. A total of 225 shares were unchan...