Mumbai, April 22 -- The domestic equity benchmarks traded with minor gains in mid-afternoon trade, supported by RBI's move to ease liquidity norms. Investor sentiment stayed positive, aided by continued foreign institutional inflows. The Nifty traded above the 24,150 mark. Consumer durable shares witnessed buying demand for eighth consecutive trading session.

At 14:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex added 189.72 points or 0.23% to 79,591.45. The Nifty 50 index rose 52.95 points or 0.22% to 24,178.50.

The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index jumped 1.18% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index advanced 1.06%.

The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,604 shares rose and 1,335 shares fell. ...