Mumbai, Feb. 16 -- The domestic equity indices traded with modest gains in the morning trade. The Nifty traded above the 25,500 level. Realty shares advanced after declining in the previous two trading sessions.

At 10:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, jumped 162.76 points or 0.20% to 82,789.52. The Nifty 50 index rose 53.80 points or 0.21% to 25,528.95.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index added 0.14% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index shed 0.15%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,607 shares rose and 2,187 shares fell. A total of 239 shares were unchanged.

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