Mumbai, April 20 -- The headline equity indices traded with moderate gains in morning trade as investors remained cautious amid the ongoing de-escalation of tensions in West Asia. Market participants will monitor the Q4 earnings. Nifty traded tad above the 24,300 level.

At 10:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex jumped 295.08 points or 0.38% to 78,788.62. The Nifty 50 index rose 49.45 points or 0.20% to 24,403.

In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index gained 0.23% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index added 0.09%.

The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 1,875 shares rose and 2,075 shares fell. A total of 218 shares were unchanged.

The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, ...