Mumbai, July 9 -- The key equity barometers traded with modest gains in the morning trade. Nifty traded above the 24,000 level. Realty shares advanced after declining in the past two trading sessions.

At 10:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, jumped 518.72 points or 0.68% to 77,042.48. The Nifty 50 index rose 170.30 points or 0.71% to 24,052.35.

The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The BSE 150 MidCap Index gained 1.31% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index added 1.61%.

The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,793 shares rose and 836 shares fell. A total of 198 shares were unchanged.

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The Nifty Realty index rose 2.15% to 894.80. The index fell 3.45% in the past two trading sessions.

Aditya Bi...