Mumbai, Nov. 6 -- The key equity benchmarks traded with moderate gains in early trade, mirroring global market. Investors will keep a close watch on the ongoing Q2 earnings season, India-US trade deal, crude oil prices and other global developments. The Nifty jumped above the 25,600 level.

Auto, FMCG and PSU Bank shares advanced while metal, media and realty shares declined.

At 09:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, advanced 361.23 points or 0.43% to 83,820.38. The Nifty 50 index added 31.20 points or 0.12% to 25,629.90.

The broader market underperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index fell 0.19% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index shed 0.14%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,433 shares rose and...