Mumbai, Aug. 20 -- The headline equity benchmarks pared all early losses and traded with minor gains in morning trade. The Nifty traded near the 25,000 level. FMCG shares extended gains for the three trading session.

At 10:30 ST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, added 78.87 points or 0.09% to 81,725.24. The Nifty 50 index rose 19.35 points or 0.08% to 25,001.15.

The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index added 0.17% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index rose 0.30%.

The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,222 shares rose and 1,381 shares fell. A total of 201 shares were unchanged.

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