Mumbai, April 10 -- The domestic equity benchmarks traded with significant gains in morning trade. The Nifty traded above the 24,000 level. Private bank shares advanced after declining in the past trading session.

At 10:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, jumped 780.91 points or 1.02% to 77,414.47. The Nifty 50 index climbed 227.35 points or 0.96% to 24,001.45.

In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index surged 1.03% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index soared 1.51%.

The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 3,174 shares rose and 600 shares fell. A total of 198 shares were unchanged.

The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, tumbled 7.11% to 18.98.

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