Mumbai, Aug. 4 -- The key equity benchmarks traded with minor gains in the morning trade. The Nifty traded above the 24,600 level. Metal shares advanced after declining in the past three consecutive trading sessions.

At 10:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, advanced 96.16 points or 0.12% to 80,696.07. The Nifty 50 index added 55.75 points or 0.23% to 24,621.55.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index gained 0.22% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index rose 0.06%.

The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 1,947 shares rose and 1,705 shares fell. A total of 215 shares were unchanged.

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