Mumbai, Aug. 6 -- The key equity benchmarks traded with minor gains in early trade. The Nifty traded above the 24,600 level. Pharma shares advanced after declining in the past trading session.

At 10:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, jumped 168.22 points or 0.21% to 78,747.59. The Nifty 50 index rose 14.35 points or 0.06% to 24,639.

The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The BSE 150 MidCap Index added 0.29% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index rose 0.42%.

The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,128 shares rose and 1,565 shares fell. A total of 236 shares were unchanged.

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