Mumbai, Aug. 5 -- The key equity benchmarks traded sideways in morning trade. The Nifty traded below the 24,600 level. FMCG shares extended their gains for the second consecutive trading session.

At 10:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, jumped 221.73 points or 0.28% to 78,650.68. The Nifty 50 index fell 34.55 points or 0.14% to 24,579.50.

The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The BSE 150 MidCap Index added 0.44% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index rose 0.79%.

The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,352 shares rose and 1,359 shares fell. A total of 219 shares were unchanged.

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