Mumbai, Aug. 20 -- The key equity indices traded with decent gains in the mid- afternoon trade. The Nifty traded above the 25,000 level. Realty shares extended gains for three trading session.

At 14:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex advanced 272.63 points or 0.34% to 81,919.04. The Nifty 50 index rose 84.85 points or 0.34% to 25,065.60.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index advanced 0.46% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index jumped 0.31%.

The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 2,334 shares rose and 1,647 shares fell. A total of 178 shares were unchanged.

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The Nifty Realty index rose 1.29% to 915.95. The index jumped 4.16% in the previous three trading sessions.

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