Mumbai, March 6 -- The key domestic indices continued to trade with modest gains in the afternoon trade. The Nifty traded above the 22,450 mark. Trading was volatile due to the weekly Nifty50 F&O series expiry today.

Barring the Nifty IT index, all the sectoral indices traded in the green.

At 13:27 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, advanced 383.19 points, or 0.52%, to 74,113.42. The Nifty 50 index added 137.85 points, or 0.62%, to 22,475.15.

The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.81%, and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index added 1.75%.

The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 3,028 shares rose and 870 shares fell. A total of 118 shares were unchanged.

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