Mumbai, July 9 -- The domestic equity benchmarks traded with modest gains in mid-morning trade, supported by foreign fund inflows and buying in blue-chip stocks. The Nifty traded above the 24,050 mark, while media shares advanced after declining over the past five trading sessions.

At 11:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, jumped 664.76 points or 0.87% to 77,168.36. The Nifty 50 index rose 198.40 points or 0.83% to 24,080.45.

The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The BSE 150 MidCap Index jumped 1.40% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index added 1.46%.

The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,777 shares rose and 1,036 shares fell. A total of 236 shares were unchanged.

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