Mumbai, Sept. 25 -- The key equity benchmarks traded with modest gains in the morning trade. The Nifty traded above the 23,250 mark. Realty shares advanced after declining in the past trading session.

At 10:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, jumped 104.65 points or 0.14% to 73,684.94. The Nifty 50 index gained 15.90 points or 0.07% to 23,079.

In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index declined 0.32% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index fell 0.18%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,844 shares rose and 1,940 shares fell. A total of 235 shares were unchanged.

Buzzing Index:

The Nifty Realty index rose 0.76% to 867.95. The index fell 1.10% in the past trading session.

Oberoi Realty (up 0.71%), DLF (up 0.4%), Go...