Mumbai, Nov. 24 -- The key equity barometers traded with minor gains in the early afternoon trade as investors monitored F&O positions of the monthly derivatives expiry on NSE, scheduled to expire tomorrow, 25 November 2025. The Nifty traded above the 26,050 mark. PSU Bank shares jumped after declining in the past two trading sessions.

At 12:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex rose 29.09 points or 0.03% to 85,261.01. The Nifty 50 index added 0.25 points or 0.00% to 26,069.80.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index fell 0.05% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index dropped 0.64%.

The market breadth was weak. On the BSE, 1,360 shares rose and 2,672 shares fell. A total of 227 shares were unchanged.

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The NSE's...