Mumbai, Feb. 9 -- The domestic equity benchmarks traded with limited gains in the mid-afternoon trade. The Nifty traded above the 21,750 mark. Pharma shares gains after declining in the previous trading session.

At 14:26 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was up 112.39 points or 0.16% to 71,540.82. The Nifty 50 index added 40.85 points or 0.19% to 21,758.80.

The broader market underperformed the frontline indices, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap added shed 1.27% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index declined 1.55%.

The market breadth was weak. On the BSE, 1,190 shares rose and 2,618 shares fell. A total of 102 shares were unchanged.

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The Nifty Pharma index rose 0.55% to 18,638.55. The index declined 0.24% in the past trading s...