Mumbai, Nov. 17 -- The domestic equity benchmarks traded with decent gains in the afternoon trade, supported by healthy second-quarter corporate earnings. Market participants now look forward to trade data while keeping an eye on global developments. The Nifty hovered above the 25,950 mark.

Barring Metal index all the sectoral indices on the NSE were traded in green.

At 13:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, gained 252.04 points or 0.30% to 84,814.82. The Nifty 50 index rose 65.75 points or 0.25% to 25,975.80. The Nifty Bank index hit a record high of 58,979.85 in morning trade.

The broader market outperformed frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index jumped 0.60% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index rallied 0.57%.

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