Mumbai, April 30 -- The frontline indices continued to trade near flatline with some positive points in the afternoon trade, offsetting positive developments such as FII inflows and progress in global trade talks. The Nifty traded above the 24,300 level. Realty, pharma and FMCG shares advanced, while PSU bank, media and consumer durables shares declined.

The weekly Nifty50 Futures & Options (F&O) series expiry has been shifted to today due to the market holiday tomorrow in observance of Maharashtra Day.

At 13:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, rose 50.32 points or 0.06% to 80,338.70. The Nifty 50 index added 0.85 points or 0.00% to 24,335.10.

The broader market underperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap ind...