Mumbai, June 5 -- The domestic equity indices remained in positive territory during morning trade after RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra announced the Monetary Policy Committee's decision to keep the repo rate unchanged and maintain its neutral policy stance. The Nifty hovered above the 23,450 level, while media shares advanced for a second straight session.

At 10:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, rose 234.70 points or 0.32% to 74,594.71. The Nifty 50 index added 53.10 points or 0.23% to 23,468.55.

In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index jumped 0.54% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index surged 0.45%.

The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,368 shares rose and 1,287 shares fell. A total of 198 shares were unchanged.

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