Mumbai, Sept. 29 -- The headline equity indices traded with small gains in the afternoon trade, snapping their 6-day losing streak. The Nifty traded above the 24,700 level. PSU Bank, oil & gas and realty shares advanced while consumer durables, media and private bank shares declined.

At 13:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex added 142.93 points or 0.18% to 80,569.93. The Nifty 50 index rose 53.10 points or 0.22% to 24,713.25.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.37% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index added 0.07%.

The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,930 shares rose and 2,146 shares fell. A total of 199 shares were unchanged.

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