Mumbai, Aug. 6 -- The key equity benchmarks traded with minor gains in early afternoon trade on Thursday. Media stocks extending losses for a second consecutive session. The Nifty traded above the 24,600 level.

At 12:28 IST, the the S&P BSE Sensex, jumped 232 points or 0.30% to 78,813. The Nifty 50 index rose 18.35 points or 0.07% to 24,643.

In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index added 0.09% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index rose 0.52%.

The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 2,261 shares rose and 1,824 shares fell. A total of 225 shares were unchanged.

Derivatives :

The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, rose 2.07% to 12.31. The Nifty 25 August 2026 futures were trading ...