Mumbai, Feb. 11 -- The key equity benchmarks traded sideways in mid-afternoon trade. The Nifty traded near the 25,950 mark. PSU Bank shares jumped after declining in the past trading session.

At 14:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex declined 60.88 points or 0.07% to 84,213.04. The Nifty 50 index added 9.15 points or 0.03% to 25,944.05.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index declined 0.17% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index shed 0.01%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,855 shares rose and 2,245 shares fell. A total of 190 shares were unchanged.

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The Nifty PSU Bank index advanced 1.28% to 9,272.75. The index shed 0.19% in the past trading session.

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