Mumbai, Nov. 24 -- The key equity benchmarks continued to trade with modest gains in the mid-morning trade, tracking upbeat global market cues. The Nifty traded above the 26,100 level. Private bank shares advanced after declining in the past trading session.

At 11:30 ST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, added 178.90 points or 0.21% to 85,410.82. The Nifty 50 index rose 55.60 points or 0.21% to 26,123.75.

The broader market underperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.11% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index shed 0.43%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,476 shares rose and 2,456 shares fell. A total of 204 shares were unchanged.

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