Mumbai, Nov. 6 -- The key equity benchmarks continued to trade with modest gains in the mid-morning trade. The Nifty traded above the 24,350 mark. Consumer durable shares extended gains for the fifth consecutive trading session.

At 11:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, jumped 411.34 points or 0.52% to 79,721.35. The Nifty 50 index rose 55.70 points or 0.23% to 24,601.90.

In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index declined 1.43% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index fell 1.77%.

The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 1,346 shares rose and 2,652 shares fell. A total of 235 shares were unchanged.

Buzzing Index:

The Nifty Consumer Durables index jumped 1.04% to 37,757.10. The index jumped 9.70% in the five consecutive trad...