Mumbai, April 23 -- The key equity indices pared some early gains and traded with limited upside in morning trade, as the market witnessed some profit booking. The Nifty slipped below the 24,250 mark. IT shares jumped after declining in the past trading session.

At 10:26 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex added 172.58 points or 0.24% to 79,781.13. The Nifty 50 index rose 39.55 points or 0.19% to 24,213.15.

The broader market underperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index fell 0.04% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index shed 0.57%.

The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 1,494 shares rose and 2,029 shares fell. A total of 197 shares were unchanged.

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