Mumbai, July 6 -- The key equity barometers traded with modest gains in the morning trade. Nifty traded tad above the 24,400 level. Realty shares extended gains for the fifth consecutive trading session.

At 10:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, jumped 413.32 points or 0.53% to 78,177.23. The Nifty 50 index rose 129.20 points or 0.53% to 24,400.05.

The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The BSE 150 MidCap Index gained 0.37% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index added 0.21%.

The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 1,961 shares rose and 1,884 shares fell. A total of 231 shares were unchanged.

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