Mumbai, July 9 -- The key equity barometers traded with modest gains in early trade. Nifty traded above the 24,000 level. Consumer durables, realty and pharma shares advanced while, IT and metal shares declined.

At 09:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, jumped 452.37 points or 0.59% to 76,998.54. The Nifty 50 index rose 142.65 points or 0.60% to 24,023.75.

The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The BSE 150 MidCap Index added 0.99% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index rose 1.05%.

The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,309 shares rose and 638 shares fell. A total of 163 shares were unchanged.

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought shares worth Rs 1,962.80 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DII...