Mumbai, March 27 -- The frontline indices continued to trade with modest gains in afternoon trade, supported by continuous foreign fund inflows and buying in blue-chip stocks, aiding the recovery in equities. The Nifty traded above the 23,550 mark. PSU bank and media and bank shares advanced while auto, pharma and healthcare stocks declined. The Nifty monthly futures and options (F&O) contracts are set to expire today.

At 13:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, rallied 330.34 points or 0.43% to 77,618.53. The Nifty 50 index added 102.20 points or 0.44% to 23,589.05.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.01% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index added 0.50%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,680 shar...