Mumbai, Jan. 27 -- The key equity benchmarks erased all early losses and traded with modest gains in morning trade as value buying emerged after profit booking. However, investors largely adopted a risk-tolerance approach. The Nifty traded above the 25,150 mark.

Metal shares advanced after declining in the past trading session.

At 10:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex jumped 310.06points or 0.38% to 81,847.76. The Nifty 50 index rose 112.70 points or 0.43% to 25,156.70.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index added 0.23% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index fell 0.16%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 2,353 shares rose and 1,524 shares fell. A total of 232 shares were unchanged.

Result Today:

Asian Paint...