Mumbai, Feb. 23 -- The domestic equity benchmarks traded with substantial gains in early trade. The Nifty traded above the 25,750 mark. Barring the Nifty IT index, all other sectoral indices on the NSE traded in the green, with the PSU Bank, Financial Services and Auto indices gaining the most.

At 09:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, jumped 611.33 points or 0.74% to 83,426.04. The Nifty 50 index surged 182.40 points or 0.71% to 25,754.05.

In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index added 0.39% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index gained 0.98%.

The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,038 shares rose and 977 shares fell. A total of 253 shares were unchanged.

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold shares worth Rs 934.6...