Mumbai, July 3 -- The key equity benchmarks continued to trade with moederate gains in mid-morning trade amid positive global cues. Investors will keep an eye on US-India trade deal. The Nifty traded above the 25,550 mark.

Auto shares surged for second consecutive trading sessions.

At 11:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex advanced 370.16 points or 0.44% to 83,779.85. The Nifty 50 index jumped 102.45 points or 0.39% to 25,556.85.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.34% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index jumped 0.48%.

The market breadth was positive. On the BSE 2,156 shares rose and 1,564 shares fell. A total of 207 shares were unchanged.

Economy:

The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Services PMI Business A...