Mumbai, Feb. 11 -- The key equity indices continued to trade with minor gains in the mid-morning trade, aided by recently signed the India-US interim trade deal and continued FPI inflows. Investors remained focused on corporate earnings as the Q3 results season gathered pace. The Nifty hovered above the 25,950 mark.

Auto shares rallied for the third consecutive trading session.

At 11:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex jumped 14.36 points or 0.02% to 84,288.28. The Nifty 50 index rose 22.82 points or 0.09% to 25,957.40.

The broader market underperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index fell 0.22% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index shed 0.08%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,762 shares rose and 2...