Indian equity benchmarks continued to trade with steady gains in afternoon sessions, buoyed by easing global trade tensions and supportive domestic developments.
Investors are keeping a close watch on global trade dynamics and the upcoming Q4 earnings across various sectors, which are expected to influence market direction further.
Barring the media index, all the sectoral indices on the NSE were traded in green with metal, auto and IT shares advancing the most.
At 14:40 hours, the 30-share benchmark index was trading at 82,150.52 up by 429.44 or 0.53 per cent, while NSE Nifty was trading at 24,998.80 up by 146.75 or 0.60 per cent.
In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index added 0.45% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index jumped 0.49%.
The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 2,230 shares rose and 1,739 shares fell. A total of 204 shares were unchanged.