Mumbai, Oct. 20 -- The key equity barometers traded with strong gains in the afternoon trade, supported supported by strong quarterly results and buying in foreign fund inflow. The Nifty traded above the 25,850 mark.

Barring consumer durables shares all the sectoral indices on the NSE were traded in green with oil & gas, media and PSU Bank shares leading the rally.

At 13:25 ST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex rallied 522.98 points or 0.62% to 84,475.11 The Nifty 50 index rose 181.40 points or 0.71% to 25,887.65.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index advanced 0.81% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index rose 0.43%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,630 shares rose and 2,397 shares fell. A total of 175 shares we...