Mumbai, June 10 -- The key equity benchmark continued to trade with small gains in early afternoon trade, tracking positive global cues. The Nifty hovered above the 25,100 level. Metal shares extended gains for the fifth consecutive trading session.

At 12:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, rose 6.33 points or 0.01% to 82,449.51. The Nifty 50 index added 21.85 points or 0.09% to 25,123.40.

The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.15% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index added 0.20%.

The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 2,193 shares rose and 1,662 shares fell. A total of 169 shares were unchanged.

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