Mumbai, Aug. 21 -- The headline equity benchmarks traded with decent gains in morning trade. The Nifty traded above the 25,100 level. Realty shares extended gains for the four trading session. Trading activity may be volatile today as markets brace for the weekly expiry of Nifty50 futures and options contracts
At 10:30 ST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, jumped 322.57 points or 0.40% to 82,174.49. The Nifty 50 index rose 80.70 points or 0.32% to 25,131.45.
In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index added 0.32% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index rose 0.53%.
The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,374 shares rose and 1,246 shares fell. A total of 210 shares were unchanged.
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