Mumbai, Oct. 15 -- The key equity benchmarks traded with decent gains the in morning trade. The Nifty traded above the 25,250 mark. Realty shares advanced after declining for previous session.

At 10:30 ST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, gained 385.81 points or 0.47% to 82,414.23. The Nifty 50 index added 126.25 points or 0.50% to 25,263.40.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.84% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index added 0.36%.

The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 2,154 shares rose and 1,492 shares fell. A total of 204 shares were unchanged.

Buzzing Index:

The Nifty Realty index added 2.80% to 913.20. The index declined 0.94% in the past trading session.

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