Mumbai, Sept. 9 -- The key equity benchmarks continued to trade with decent gains in morning trade. Market sustained upward momentum amid recent GST tax cuts. Upcoming inflation numbers due later this week will guide the market's next direction. The Nifty traded above the 24,800 level.

IT shares advanced after declining in the past five trading session.

At 10:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex gained 203.42 points or 0.25% to 80,990.72. The Nifty 50 index rose 51.25 points or 0.21% to 24,823.30.

The broader market underperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.01% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index jumped 0.08%.

The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 1,968 shares rose and 1,679 shares fell. A tota...