Mumbai, July 29 -- The domestic equity indices opened higher on Wednesday, with the Nifty trading above the 24,150 mark in early trade. Barring the realty sector, all other sectoral indices traded in the green, led by gains in IT, FMCG, and pharma stocks.

At 09:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, surged 691.92 points or 0.90% to 77,457.84. The Nifty 50 index jumped 194.55 points or 0.81% to 24,178.65.

In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index rallied 0.53% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index gained 0.65%.

The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,099 shares rose and 865 shares fell. A total of 192 shares were unchanged.

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold shares worth Rs 755.33 crore, while domestic institutional ...