Mumbai, July 9 -- The key equity benchmarks traded with minor gains in the morning trade. The Nifty traded above the 25,500 level. Realty shares declined after advancing in the past three trading sessions.

At 10:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, added 22.82 points or 0.03% to 83,735.33. The Nifty 50 index rose 6 points or 0.02% to 25,528.50.

The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.14% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index added 0.49%.

The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,011 shares rose and 1,291 shares fell. A total of 159 shares were unchanged.

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