Mumbai, Nov. 2 -- The key equity benchmarks traded with major gains in early trade. The Nifty traded above the 23,250 mark. Barring media, all other sectoral indices traded in the green on the NSE.

At 09:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, jumped 829.29 points or 1.04% to 75,271.53. The Nifty 50 index rose 204.75 points or 0.89% to 23,257.85.

In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index gained 0.70% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index added 0.92%.

The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,183 shares rose and 1,105 shares fell. A total of 242 shares were unchanged.

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