Mumbai, Sept. 17 -- The headline equity benchmarks traded with modest gains in morning trade. The Nifty traded above the 25,300 level. Oil & gas stocks extended gains for the sixth consecutive trading session.

At 10:30 ST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, jumped 255.07 points or 0.31% to 82,636.25. The Nifty 50 index rose 87.05 points or 0.34% to 25,326.15.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.32% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index added 0.62%.

The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,578 shares rose and 1,187 shares fell. A total of 211 shares were unchanged.

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