Mumbai, Feb. 20 -- The domestic equity indices traded with modest gains in the morning trade. The Nifty traded tad above the 25,550 mark. PSU bank shares advanced after declining in the past trading session.

At 10:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex jumped 271.24 points or 0.33% to 82,769.38. The Nifty 50 index rose 99.85 points or 0.39% to 25,554.20.

In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index rose 0.30% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index fell 0.08%.

The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 1,851 shares rose and 1,726 shares fell. A total of 215 shares were unchanged.

Buzzing Index:

The Nifty PSU Bank index rose 0.93% to 9,593.90. The index declined 1.24% in the past trading session.

Union Bank of India (up 1.91%), ...