Mumbai, Sept. 2 -- The key equity benchmarks traded with moderate gains in morning trade, supported by robust GST collection in August. Investors are closely tracking developments on U.S. tariff measures, FII outcome and monthly auto sales data. The Nifty traded above 24,700 level.

Media shares advanced after declining in the past trading session.

At 10:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex gained 302.66 points or 0.38% to 80,666.14. The Nifty 50 index rose 98.20 points or 0.40% to 24,722.05.

The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index jumped 0.53% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index advanced 0.92%.

The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,744 shares rose and 979 shares fell. A total of 1...