Sensex rise 255 points, or 0.44%, to trade at 57,782.

Key benchmark indices recovered from losses in previous sessions to post marginal gains of around half a per cent in the afternoon trade.

The Sensex rose 255 points, or 0.44 per cent, to trade at 57,782. The Nifty also added 70 points, or 0.42 per cent, to trade at 17,015 a short while ago.