Mumbai, Dec. 1 -- The key equity benchmarks traded near flat line with some positive bias in afternoon trade, supported by India's strong Q2 FY26 GDP growth, which accelerated to 8.2%. The Nifty traded above the 26,200 level. Investor will monitor the monthly auto sales, IPO pipeline, and the RBI's monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting, scheduled later this week.

Consumer durables shares declined after advancing in the past trading session.

At 14:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex advanced 19.87 points or 0.02% to 85726.54. The Nifty 50 index rose 7.80 points or 0.03% to 26,212.

The Nifty 50 and the Sensex hit fresh all-time highs in early trade at 26,325.80 and 86,159.02, respectively, while the Bank Nifty also scaled a...