Mumbai, July 22 -- The domestic equity indices traded with minor gains in early trade. The Nifty traded above the 25,100 level. Media, metal and oil & gas shares advanced while pharma, auto and realty shares declined.

At 09:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, rose 175.33 points or 0.21% to 82,365.07. The Nifty 50 index rose 39.15 points or 0.15% to 25,123.85.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.04% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index gained 0.41%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,892 shares rose and 2,264 shares fell. A total of 171 shares were unchanged.

The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, fell 1.66% to 11.07.

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