Mumbai, April 2 -- The headline equity benchmarks traded with moderate gains in the morning trade as investors awaited U.S. President Donald Trump's latest round of tariffs. The Nifty traded above the 23,250 mark. Realty shares advanced after declining for the past two consecutive trading sessions.

At 10:30 ST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, soared 411.84 points or 0.54% to 76,436.35. The Nifty 50 index rose 89.40 points or 0.36% to 23,255.10.

The broader market underperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.03% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index fell 0.21%.

The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 1,742 shares rose and 1,686 shares fell. A total of 174 shares were unchanged.

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