Mumbai, June 24 -- The headline equity indices traded with significant gains in the afternoon trade. The Nifty traded above the 24,000 level. IT shares gains after declining in the past trading session.

At 12:28 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, soared 734.46 points or 0.96% to 76,935.14. The Nifty 50 index rose 180.60 points or 0.76% to 24,005.

In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index rose 0.02% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index declined 0.17%.

The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 2,013 shares rose and 1,958 shares fell. A total of 233 shares were unchanged.

Derivatives:

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