Mumbai, Sept. 30 -- The benchmarks traded near the day's high in afternoon trade, supported by eased crude oil prices from elevated levels and a moderation in US Treasury bond yields. The Nifty continued to trade above the 22,750 mark.

At 13:24 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex advanced 435.58 points or 0.60% to 72,964.65. The Nifty 50 index added 70.05 points or 0.31% to 22,786.25.

In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index jumped 0.45% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index rose 0.60%.

The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,424 shares rose and 1,775 shares fell. A total of 251 shares were unchanged.

Gainers & Losers:

ICICI Bank (up 3.17%), Kotak Mahindra Bank (up 2.77%), Indigo (up 2.67%), Axis Bank (up 1.76%) and TCS...