Mumbai, Nov. 25 -- The key equity benchmarks traded with modest gains in the morning trade. The Nifty traded a tad above the 26,000 level. Realty shares rebound after a five-day losing streak.

At 10:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, jumped 140.90 points or 0.17% to 85,041.61. The Nifty 50 index rose 49.95 points or 0.19% to 26,009.00.

The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index added 0.24% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index rose 0.24%.

The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 2,054 shares rose and 1,560 shares fell. A total of 193 shares were unchanged.

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The Nifty Realty index rose 1.17% to 897.40. The index tumbled 5.07% in the past five trading sessions.

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