Mumbai, Sept. 1 -- The key equity indices continued to trade with modest gains in the mid-morning trade supported by strong domestic data including robust GDP data and upbeat manufactring PMI data. The Nifty traded near the 24,550 mark.

Consumer durables shares witnessed buying demand for three consuective trading sessions.

At 11:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex advanced 341.61 points or 0.43% to 80,154.91. The Nifty 50 index added 121.90 points or 0.50% to 24,546.90.

The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index jumped 1.11% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index rose 0.98%.

The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,726 shares rose and 1,187 shares fell. A total of 208 shares were unchang...