Mumbai, Feb. 10 -- The key equity benchmarks traded with moderate gains in the afternoon trade amid strong global cues and continuing foreign inflows.

The Nifty traded below the 25,900 level. Media, auto and metal shares advanced while pharma, PSU bank and FMCG shares declined.

At 13:28 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, jumped 260.95 points or 0.30% to 84,323.41. The Nifty 50 index rose 72.60 points or 0.26% to 25,934.15.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.17% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index added 0.54%.

The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,606 shares rose and 1,490 shares fell. A total of 198 shares were unchanged.

The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over th...