Mumbai, Aug. 29 -- The domestic equity benchmarks continued to trade with small gains in morning trade. The Nifty traded above the 24,500 level. Realty shares extended losses for the third consecutive trading session.

At 10:26 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, rose 43.35 points or 0.06% to 80,126.73. The Nifty 50 index added 12.45 points or 0.15% to 24,512.40.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index declined 0.28% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index shed 0.10%.

The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 1,814 shares rose and 1,750 shares fell. A total of 233 shares were unchanged.

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The Nifty Realty dropped 1.56% to 868.70. The index tumbled 5.21% in three consecutive trading sessions.

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