Mumbai, Sept. 9 -- The domestic equity benchmarks traded with modest gains in the afternoon trade amid positive global cues. Investor sentiment stayed upbeat, supported by recent GST reforms and rate-cut expectations from the U.S. Federal Reserve next week. The Nifty traded above the 24,850 mark.

At 13:28 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex gained 286.94 points or 0.36% to 81,074.27. The Nifty 50 index rose 88.10 points or 0.36% to 24,861.40.

In the broader, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.10% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index jumped 0.16%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,949 shares rose and 2,026 shares fell. A total of 204 shares were unchanged.

Gainers & Losers:

Infosys (up 4.66%), Wipro (up 2.49%), Dr Redd...