Mumbai, June 15 -- The key equity barometers continued to trade with strong gains in early morning trade, mirroring a rally in global markets after the US and Iran reached a ceasefire agreement. The easing of geopolitical tensions and a sharp decline in crude oil prices and the appreciation of rupee supported risk appetite across global equities. Investors will also closely monitor the progress of the monsoon, foreign institutional investor (FII) flows, and the inflation trajectory for further market direction. Nifty traded above the 23,950 mark.

Realty shares witnessed buying demand for second consecutive trading sessions.

At 10:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex surged 1,167.78 points or 1.55% to 76,686.57. The Nifty 50 i...