Mumbai, Nov. 12 -- The key equity benchmarks traded with modest gains in morning trade, supported by softer crude oil prices, raising hopes of a potential de-escalation in the Iran conflict. The Nifty traded above the 25,300 level.

Realty shares advanced after declining in the past trading session.

At 10:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex advanced 293.04 points or 0.36% to 82,172.44. The Nifty 50 index rose 78.60 points or 0.31% to 25,344.10.

In the broader market, the Nifty MidCap 150 Index rose 0.84% and the Nifty SmallCap 250 Index added 1.25%.

The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,159 shares rose and 750 shares fell. A total of 98 shares were unchanged.

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The Nifty Realty index jumped 2% to 911.8...