Mumbai, July 31 -- The domestic equity indices traded with minor gains on Friday, with the Nifty trading above the 24,300 level in the morning trade. Auto shares extended gains for the second consecutive trading session.

At 10:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, rose 38.68 points or 0.05% to 77,966.78. The Nifty 50 index added 26.05 points or 0.11% to 24,346.55.

In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index rallied 0.43% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index dropped 0.64%.

The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,363 shares rose and 1,222 shares fell. A total of 212 shares were unchanged.

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