Mumbai, Oct. 31 -- The key equity benchmarks traded with modest gains in early trade. The Nifty traded a tad above the 25,900 level. PSU bank, realty and auto shares advanced, while metal, media and pharma stocks declined.

At 09:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, jumped 132.77 points or 0.16% to 84,537.23. The Nifty 50 index rose 39.65 points or 0.15% to 25,909.20.

The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index added 0.30% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index rose 0.33%.

The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 1,780 shares rose and 1,014 shares fell. A total of 162 shares were unchanged.

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold shares worth Rs 3,077.59 crore, while domestic institutional ...