Mumbai, Sept. 18 -- The headline equity benchmarks traded with modest gains in morning trade. The Nifty traded above the 25,400 level. IT stocks extended gains for the third consecutive trading session.

At 10:30 ST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, jumped 330.46 points or 0.42% to 83,041.13. The Nifty 50 index rose 88.15 points or 0.35% to 25,418.40.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.30% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index added 0.18%.

The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,324 shares rose and 1,410 shares fell. A total of 206 shares were unchanged.

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The Nifty IT index rose 0.98% to 36,804.75. The index extended its winning streak to a third consecutive session, gaining 2.51%.

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