Mumbai, Feb. 19 -- The headline equity indices pared all losses and traded with modest gains in the morning trade. The Nifty climbed above the 23,000 level. Realty shares extended gains for the third day in a row.

At 10:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, slipped 320.22 points or 0.42% to 76,287.61. The Nifty 50 index declined 86.90 points or 0.38% to 23,032.20.

The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index advanced 1.25% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index gained 2.26%.

The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,790 shares rose and 765 shares fell. A total of 153 shares were unchanged.

Buzzing Index:

The Nifty Realty index advanced 2.87% to 855.95. The index gained 2.95% in the past thre...