Mumbai, April 28 -- The headline equity benchmarks traded with robust gains in mid-afternoon trade, as investors turned their focus to a heavy lineup of earnings announcements, sectoral trends, and global cues. The Nifty traded above the 24,300 level. Private bank shares advanced after declining for three consecutive trading sessions.

At 14:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, zoomed 970.65 points or 1.22% to 80,179.91. The Nifty 50 index jumped 271 points or 1.13% to 24,307.40.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index gained 0.96% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index added 0.21%.

The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 1,991 shares rose and 1,908 shares fell. A total of 192 shares were unchanged.

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