Mumbai, June 25 -- The domestic equity benchmarks traded with major gains in the mid- afternoon trade. The Nifty traded near the 25,250 mark. FMCG shares extended gains for the second trading session.

At 14:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex zoomed 740.71 points or 0.90% to 82,793.37. The Nifty 50 index rallied 204.25 points or 0.82% to 25,250.60.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.54% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index added 1.43%.

The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,722 shares rose and 1,190 shares fell. A total of 159 shares were unchanged.

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The Nifty FMCG index rose 0.88% to 54,822.75. The index added 1.09% in the two trading sessions.

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