Mumbai, July 1 -- The domestic equity benchmarks traded with substantial gains the in morning trade. The Nifty traded above the 24,000 level. Media shares surged after declining in the past three consecutive trading sessions.

At 10:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, jumped 483.26 points or 0.63% to 76,961.93. The Nifty 50 index surged 144.30 points or 0.61% to 24,007.15.

In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index rose 0.33% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index rallied 0.56%.

The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 2,338 shares rose and 1,290 shares fell. A total of 216 shares were unchanged.

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