Mumbai, July 21 -- The domestic equity benchmarks traded with decent gains in the early-afternoon trade, lifted by strong Q1 results from HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, and Reliance Industries, helping offset global trade uncertainties.

The Nifty traded above the 25,000 level. Private bank shares advanced after declining in the past two consecutive trading sessions.

At 12:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex advanced 210.82 points or 0.27% to 81,968.62. The Nifty 50 index added 59.15 points or 0.24% to 25,020.30.

In the broader market The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rallied 0.48% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index rose 0.02%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,910 shares rose and 2,047 shares fell. A total of 215 shares were unc...