Mumbai, Sept. 8 -- The key equity benchmarks continued to trade with small gains in mid-morning trade mirroring Asian markets. Further, sentiment remained buoyant on the back of recent GST reforms and strong economic data. Investors will monitor inflation numbers due later this week. The Nifty traded above the 24,800 level.

Metal shares jumped for the second consecutive trading session.

At 11:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex gained 177.56 points or 0.22% to 80,887.90. The Nifty 50 index rose 63.10 points or 0.25% to 24,802.15.

The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.58% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index jumped 0.49%.

The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,379 shares ro...