Mumbai, Aug. 28 -- The key equity benchmarks traded with modest gains in the morning trade Investor risk appetite improved as crude oil prices eased below the $90-per-barrel mark, providing some relief to sentiment. The Nifty traded above the 24,150 mark.

Market participants remained focused on the upcoming speech by Kevin Warsh who is set to deliver his first major address as Federal Reserve chair at the annual Kansas City Fed economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The address is being closely watched for indications on the US central bank's monetary policy outlook.

IT shares witnessed value buying after declining in the past two consecutive trading sessions.

At 10:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex advanced 366.90 ...