Mumbai, March 22 -- The headline equity indices pared all early losses and traded with limited gains in morning trade. The Nifty hovered above the 22,000 level. Realty shares extended gains for the third consecutive trading sessions.

At 10:27 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was up 102.76 points or 0.14% to 72,807.50. The Nifty 50 index added 33.90 points or 0.15% to 22,045.85.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.01% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index added 0.74%.

The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 2,305 shares rose and 1,068 shares fell. A total of 145 shares were unchanged.

Buzzing Index:

The Nifty Realty index gained 1.18% to 869.55. The index jumped 4.90% in the three trading session.

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