Mumbai, Feb. 20 -- The key equity benchmarks traded with modest gains in mid-morning trade, as rising crude on US-Iran tensions weighed on sentiment, offset by bargain buying in selective stocks. The Nifty traded above the 25,550 mark. Metal shares advanced after declining in the past trading session.

At 11:30 ST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, jumped 397.33 points or 0.48% to 82,895.47. The Nifty 50 index rose 134.35 points or 0.53% to 25,589.75.

In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index rose 0.41% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index fell 0.07%.

The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 1,964 shares rose and 1,827 shares fell. A total of 211 shares were unchanged.

Economy:

HSBC India Services PMI eased to 58.4 in Febru...