Mumbai, Sept. 29 -- The key equity benchmarks traded with minor gains in early trade. The Nifty traded above the 24,700 level. Realty, metal and PSU bank shares advanced, while FMCG and private bank stocks declined.

At 09:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, gained 128.32 points or 0.16% to 80,554.78. The Nifty 50 index rose 52.55 points or 0.21% to 24,708.55.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index added 0.46% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index rose 0.30%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,857 shares rose and 1,190 shares fell. A total of 191 shares were unchanged.

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold shares worth Rs 5,687.58 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net buyers to the...