Mumbai, July 1 -- The headline equity benchmarks ended with minor gains today, despite optimism over a potential US-India trade deal and favorable global cues. Investors will monitor FII outcome and the upcoming end of the US tariff reprieve.

PSU bank, oil & gas and metal shares advanced while media, FMCG and IT shares corrected. The Nifty settled above 25,500 level.

As per provisional closing data, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, rose 90.83 points or 0.11% to 83,697.29. The Nifty 50 index added 24.75 points or 0.10% to 25,541.80.

The broader market underperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index shed 0.07% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index declined 0.18%.

The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 2,025 shar...