Mumbai, Feb. 10 -- The key equity benchmarks traded with modest gains in mid-afternoon trade, supported by foreign institutional investor (FII) buying, firm global cues, and optimism surrounding an interim India-US trade deal. The Nifty traded above the 25,900 level. IT shares extended gains for a second consecutive trading session.

At 14:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, jumped 180.64 points or 0.21% to 84,246.39. The Nifty 50 index fell 55.70 points or 0.21% to 25,920.20.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.16% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index added 0.52%.

The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,595 shares rose and 1,560 shares fell. A total of 177 shares were unchanged.

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