Mumbai, Oct. 9 -- The key equity benchmarks continued traded with minor gains in morning trade with traders awaiting Q2 earnings season. Further, investors will also keep a close eye on quarterly business updates and ongoing IPO activity. Nifty traded above 25,050 mark.

Pharma shares jumped after declining in the past trading session.

At 10:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex advanced 58.97 points or 0.07% to 81,833.97. The Nifty 50 index added 35.05 points or 0.14% to 25,081.70.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index added 0.40% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index fell 0.03%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,815 shares rose and 1,851 shares fell. A total of 183 shares were unchanged.

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